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YnysMon
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Graham would probably be up to the baggy shorts challenge but I find my two sons hardly ever wear shorts...no idea why, it's not like they have knobbly knees or no muscles (I think they've both got rather nice legs, but I guess I'm a bit biased). What is it with today's youngsters?
Anyway, today's shorts are pretty baggy compared to the tight shorts that were worn in the '70s and '80s!
...and I used to have a pair of culottes. Must have a look to see if I can find them!
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How lovely...thanks for posting this photo of Hunter's Yard's Luna. We've booked her for July this year. They way that this year is flying by that doesn't seem too far off now. We've also got a jaunt on one of Ferry Marina's boats in May to keep us going until then.
Helen
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Since I've not been 'down sarf' yet and consider myself very much a newbie my list is obviously based on restricted experience. Still I think my favourites list includes one of two moorings not mentioned yet. Unfortunately several depend on getting under 'that bridge'. Here goes:
Gaye's staithe
A wild mooring on the bend near the entrance to the dyke that leads to Martham Broad (haven't actually moored overnight there yet, but it was so peaceful during a day-time mooring).
Deep Go Dyke
Fleet Dyke
Mud-weighing on Hickling Broad. The downside of this one is having to take the dog ashore in a dinghy for its constitutional which is a bit of a faff but worth it.
Helen
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Tee hee...the outside wasn't that good either when we visited in 2015. I was alarmed to see the state of the wooden garden furniture, some with nails/ screws sticking out...proper 'elf and safety case.
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We are tickled to find that our passage back from Horsey Mere on Day 5 of this holiday has been fleetingly captured in this video that's appeared on YouTube 'The Norfolk Broads, the Quiet Side'. My sons Harry (on the starboard side) and Alec (port, nearest to camera) were double quanting as we'd left one of the boats behind us in Hickling Sound and had borrowed its quant. Graham and I were taking it easy. The clip is about 3min17secs in.
Helen
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Following on from Speedtripple's post, I'd like to second the plea for more interesting non-alcohol options. In far too many pubs we're limited to either overly sweet drinks (and that includes a lot of juices and ginger beer) or the really disgusting tasting becks blue. If I don't want to drink alcohol I seem to be limited to water. Seem to recall that my hubby Graham tasted a decent bottle of 'Nanny State' in The White Horse' though.
Helen
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Our condolences Robin. We haven't met but as JamesLV said above we feel we know you a bit from your videos. I thought some of the trips that you did with your Dad were great...very warmly human in the way you basically got along but occasionally rubbed each other up the wrong way.
We're having a bit of a bumpy ride at present with my 90 year old Mum who lives with us. We thought she was leaving us last weekend but she pulled through and she's now been admitted to an Intermediate Care Unit to assess her needs, as we were finding it a bit difficult to cope without extra equipment to lift her. I know there are a lot of moans about social care at present, but I can't fault the support that we've received recently. The new 'rapid response' unit that they've set up turned up about two hours after I spoke to our Dr to get a referral.
Take care,
Helen
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I must admit I have a soft spot for David Crystal as we're both originally from Holyhead. I love the way he punctures a load of snobby attitudes about language and its use. He moved back to Holyhead in the 80s or 90s and bought a house with a garden adjacent to my Mum's garden (my Mum's plot being a lot smaller than his!). Although I wasn't in Holyhead at the time I got the impression that he really engaged with the local community, spearheading a campaign to save one of the more prominent landmark buildings (which got turned into an arts centre that is very popular with the locals) and encouraging the creation of a drama group.
A good guy!
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I'm so hoping that you make it for May Rick! We're on the Broads that week!! We love The White Horse and are over the moon at your news about The Lion. If you don't manage to open in May we won't be too disappointed as we'll be back again in July and will be making a bee-line for The Lion if your contact goes through. Here's hoping!
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Following on from Timbo's comments on real Shakespeare, there are some really good videos on YouTube on how Shakespeare probably spoke by the linguistics expert David Crystal and his actor son Ben. An example attached...
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Thanks Jean. I've been making my way back through the holiday tales that people have posted on the forum. I think I've got as far back as 2014 or 2013. I love hearing of other people's adventures and have picked up some really useful tips on the way, especially the 'what not to do' gleaned from the write-ups of those brave souls who record their mishaps (which happen to us all now and then).
I've enjoyed watching the videos that you and Bryan linked to your tales. I've also watched all of Robin's videos.
Helen
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Thanks everyone. I think I'll start off the Windows movie maker, as I don't want to start buying stuff until I have a try. I might hate the whole process, on the other hand I might love it and then the additional hints on software to buy will be helpful. Jean's experiences with YouTube are food for thought - I don't want to just upload something and then not be able to save it. Thanks for the hints on sourcing music tracks too.
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Thanks Robin, that's really helpful, straightforward and reassuring!
I've been looking at some lovely videos that Robin and other forum members have linked to their holiday tales. Do most people use the YouTube editor, or has anyone got any other software they would particularly recommend?
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I'm thinking of having a go at creating a video of our next trip (29th April - only 8 weeks to go!). Has anyone got any useful tips for a beginner, like what software to use, and where to source music if I don't want YouTube to block your vid. Also, if I borrow my son's go-pro, will I be able to combine shorts off my Canon SX270 with material off the go-pro?
thanks
Helen
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Hi Rob,
Happy anniversary! We've also booked with Ferry Marina this year (Royale Emblem), having hired one of their boats last year. We were very impressed with the boat and the level of service. I would second the suggestion that you hire a dinghy, as it will give you the option of mud-weighting should all the popular moorings be taken. It could also come in useful if you want to moor at The Island at Ranworth or the Island moorings at Womack water and still get ashore to a pub. I would also suggest buying some decent doggie buoyancy aids. Ones with handles along the back are great for helping your dog get from boat to shore and back, or to grab them before they leap in! We did manage to borrow one from Ferry Marina for our elderly dog last year, but they did warn us in advance that they couldn't guarantee that they would have one available. This year we're intending to buy one for our border collie puppy.
Hope you have a lovely time!
Helen
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This has turned into one of those threads which makes me mop the tears (of mirth) from my eyes and gives me a stitch in my side...especially Griff's talk of Dusty Dog. Thanks chaps! Just what the Dr ordered as I wallow in bed recovering from the lurgy.
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Saturday 11th July
Up early today to pack our things and hand the boat back. We wanted to book for next year, but it was a bit touch and go that we were able to come this year due to my Mum’s health, so decided not to risk it. Once we get the opportunity though, we’ll be back! We’ve absolutely fallen in love with the Broads.
Postscript
Having posted this up following our 2016 sail on another Hunter's Yard holiday (also in holiday tales - Hustler and Hustler 3) it has struck me how cautious we were on our first trip in 2015. We had realised after the first couple of days that the wind on the Broads has a tendency to die down the evening, so after the first few days we generally moored up fairly early and didn't sail far. That's a real contrast with our outing in 2016 where we really made the most of the sailing time. We feel we learned a lot, and will continue to learn more as we experience more sailing on the Broads. Can't wait!
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Friday 10th July
We knew that we had to be back in Hunter’s Yard this evening, ready to hand the boat back by 9am tomorrow morning. Not being quite sure of ourselves, we decided to play safe and just make our way back to Ludham, stopping off at Thurne for lunch on the way. It was a blazing hot day again, so we were lucky to get a table in the shade outside The Lion and we enjoyed our drinks. The bar-man was friendly and helpful but I can’t say we enjoyed our lunch. Perhaps their chef had an off-day…even the chips were undercooked. Not somewhere I would return to. We arrived back at Hunter’s Yard early afternoon and Harry had another opportunity to sail the dinghy. I’m not sure whether last Saturday or today was hotter, but there was hardly a cloud in the sky. A lazy afternoon, with more dinghy sailing for Harry. I wandered up to Throwers and the butchers to get stuff for our evening BBQ. We noticed that several other parties arrived back in the Yard that afternoon and evening, packed up and left. We were making the most of our holiday though, especially since it’s been the only week in the year that we’ve had a break from caring for my elderly Mum who lives with us, so we enjoyed our lazy evening in the quiet of the Yard.
A couple more photos. there's one of Harry sitting next to the mast on our final sail back down Womack dyke to the Yard, and another taken late afternoon when he was pootling around in the dinghy. The Yard dyke was pretty full by then as most of the other boats had returned. Wood Violet is the one flying the Welsh flag.
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Thursday 9th July
A beautiful morning, promising a hot day. We had a gentle sail down the Bure from Ranworth, turning just after St Benet’s down Fleet Dyke. We sailed around the outer South Walsham Broad and then nabbed about the last space on the Fleet Dyke moorings, right at the end nearest the boatyard. Having read some very good reviews about The Ship Inn at South Walsham we decided to go there for lunch. It was quite a long walk (for a walk to the pub anyway), which we enjoyed (and the dog certainly did). The meal at The Ship was the best meal we had all week, the standard of a good restaurant meal rather than a pub. Harry went for the most expensive thing on the menu (on the understanding that he would pay his own way), which was a rather special surf and turf - fillet steak and half a lobster. Graham has a huge rack of ribs whilst I had poached fish . Afterward we had a look around the two churches at South Walsham and then Harry and I had a wander around Fairhaven Gardens with Marvin whilst Graham enjoyed some coffee and cake in their tearooms. After that we went back to the boat and each took it in turns to take the dinghy out around South Walsham Broad, whilst those not sailing lounged about in the sun, reading and feeding the ducks/geese/swans. Bliss. We had a fairly light evening meal, having enjoyed a good lunch.
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Wednesday 8th July
A fresh wind and changeable conditions again today. We set off down the Thurne and turned up the Bure, tacking against the wind. It was our first experience of tacking along a fairly busy stretch of river, and some cruiser helms-people were obviously flummoxed by us, even though we tried to help with hand signals. The worst bit was lone tree a bend or two from St Benet’s. It created a wind shadow which completed foxed us for a while. Each time we approached it we lost the wind completely and couldn’t make way. In the end we turned a complete circle backwards to get away from it. The sail up the Bure was accompanied by some very interesting skies, which reminded me of some of the dramatic skies painted by Dutch landscape artists. Despite some very large black clouds it stayed dry for us fortunately. We had a good look around St Benet’s before having lunch on board, then sailed on to Ranworth with the weather improving every minute.
At Ranworth we moored up side-on at The Island, stern-on mooring rather defeating us, given the type of boat we were on. The chap who took the mooring fees seemed okay with it though. The only snag about The Island (apart from it being an island) was the amount of goose poop. Leaving Wood Violet at Ranworth Island we rowed across to the dinghy dyke by the staithe and walked up the hill to the Church. Unfortunately it was closed as some major renovation work was underway, so we went back down the hill and turned into The Maltsters and had a quiet drink there until they started serving food at 6pm. They offered to take our order shortly before that so that they could start serving promptly. Graham had steak and kidney suet pudding with mash and veg and gravy and I had the lamb suet-pud. Harry had breaded seafood & chips. Well-fed and watered we headed back to the boat.
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Wow Robin! What a journey! Thanks for providing the link. We take our hats off to you, as we'll never be confident and experienced enough to go down to the southern rivers without an engine. I was amazed how Graham and his assistants from the Yard were able to repair the boat so quickly for you to continue with your journey after your little mishap at St Olaves. The amount of sheer skill within that team is awesome.
all the best
Helen
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Now that I can, I can't resit adding another photo. The one above is sunset...this one was early the following morning, both taken at Fleet Dyke.
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Thanks too all the mods/techie people for trying to sort out my photo loading problem. Here's another attempt as requested...
Yay...it worked!! Thanks chaps!
Helen
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Tuesday 7th July
I woke pretty early again, but then we had settled down to bed shortly after sunset, so I didn’t feel short on sleep. We didn’t hurry away from our comfortable mooring, having a leisurely breakfast and giving Marv a good walk along the grassy area behind the bungalows before setting off. After yesterday’s rain it looked like being a fresher day weather wise and changeable, with a some really black clouds and very blue sky between, so we decided to take it fairly easy and just sailed down as far as Womack Water, back to Hunter’s Yard. Thinking that we would just stop there for lunch and then go on somewhere else.
We had a slight hitch when we got to the landing area at the Yard. I had hopped ashore to moor up and for some reason Harry flung out his arm and knocked his Dad’s glasses into the dyke between the boat and the quay heading (the one time in the week when Graham wasn’t wearing the safely-tie thingy on his glasses). Once we were moored up properly in the dyke we went along to the shed to ask if they had anything that we could use to fish for his glasses. They produced an ancient looking large rake with a wire mesh triangular guard attached to it. After a bit of fishing around, which produced copious amounts of mussel shell, Graham scooped up a pair of glasses…unfortunately not his. We handed these in at the Yard and he tried fishing again a few times. Then we thought we’d give it a rest, go for lunch, and try again later.
We had lunch at the King’s Arms, friendly service but I thought my burger was a bit dry and overcooked, then got a few supplies from Throwers and the butchers in the hope of a BBQ in the evening and went back to the yard. Harry took the sailing dinghy out in the afternoon and had a fine time with a fresh wind, whilst I followed along the footpath down Womack Dyke to the Thurne with the dog and took a few photos of Harry sailing. Graham stayed in the yard to have another go at fishing for his glasses, this time successfully (hurrah!). A BBQ and hot showers were a lovely end to a relaxing day. Remarkably, it had stayed dry with the storm clouds fortunately bypassing us.
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Tee hee...the outside wasn't that good either when we visited in 2015. I was alarmed to see the state of the wooden garden furniture, some with nails/ screws sticking out...proper 'elf and safety case.
I've enjoyed watching the videos that you and Bryan linked to your tales. I've also watched all of Robin's videos.
When Men Wore Baggy Shorts And Ladies Wore Culottes
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Definitely no socks. Unlike Timbo's missis I wouldn't be seen out with Graham if he wore socks with his shorts. A sartorial no-no. I'm not normally fashion conscious (those who know me know that I'm the very opposite), but his lovely long legs look a lot nicer without the socks.