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Good to see you posting again Robin.

There’s a lovely video of the King and Queen at the flower show. I must say, the show looks brilliant and, as you said Ian, well worth a visit.

Last Sunday was our 40th wedding anniversary. My cousins Sandra (who was my bridesmaid) and Chris and Chris' wife Barbara came down to help us celebrate and my school friend Sharon (another bridesmaid) also joined us. On Saturday we visited Althorp House, which I'd never visited despite living in a neighbouring County. It's only open for a couple of months each year. It's obvious that many people visit it because of Diana, as there were several bouquets that had been left on the bench of her memorial. This is the island where she was buried. Sunday morning we renewed our wedding vows in church, surrounded by our friends in the congregation. Our lovely Rev Dr Sam (he's our GP as well as our priest) was so warm, it was a very special service. They gave us two bouquets of lovely roses and had organised a 'breakfast' after the service. We also cut the cake that Barbara had made and which Sandra had beautifully decorated. Late afternoon we had afternoon tea at the Woburn Coffee House. It was the best. The only thing is that no afternoon tea will ever come near it. It didn't feature one sandwich. We had a couple of tiers of various savouries and then three tiers of sweet items. The vegetarians in our party were also well catered for, as was my friend's 'no chocolate and no cheese' dietary requirement.

I know the feeling!

Excellent photos as always Malcolm. Some of those of those of the speed racing look really professional.

Ooh! Cheesecakes too! Unfortunately, we won’t be on the Broads again until November, so I’m guessing the pie man won’t be around then. Maybe next year.

Any more info on 'The Pie Man'? I haven't heard of him before. Where does he hang out?

That’s my understanding.

Depends on the time of the year. When our clocks are set to GMT no, but March to October, yes.

So what if you start off and the tide direction changes pretty soon after you start off ? Just askin’

Yes, there does seem have been some effort this season to make boats feel a bit more welcome on Geldeston Dyke. Still a bit dicey when stepping off onto the bank (our son observed that you can’t necessarily tell where the bank ends or where you will just step off inadvertently into the river) but we can’t expect miracles.

Is it the meds or the diet?

I’m not sure, if I recall correctly I was a whiner and a moaner in my 20s.Goodness knows how Graham put up with me. Mind you, I seem to recall him doing his fair share.

I’ve been watching one of Dave Whitworth’s July vlogs, going upstream from Ludham Bridge where he spotted a sign stipulating there was a section reserved for boats under 20’. Is this true? Has anyone else spotted it?

Thanks for pointing it our Malcolm. I overlooked that detail. I’ve been used to adjusting their sunrise/sunset times to BST but the tide times used to conform to BST.

My favourite comment…

I'm so glad. I tried to create my own, but was way out in my calculations.

That's very sad news.

Bungay?! Thats not even on the ‘official’ navigation! Dave does go above and beyond though. I have a hankering to visit Bungay.

At least you won’t have locks to contend with, and presumably 15 year old daughter will know her ropes! The main thing on the Broads is to take the tides into consideration. If necessary, turn around and moor against the tide, so you have more control of the boat. The ‘Aweigh’ app is a great help with tides. If you are thinking about going from north to south (or vice versa) read advice beforehand, either in the free Broadcaster paper or here: https://www.mynorfolkbroadsboating.co.uk/

We aren’t ‘exclusive’. A tale from the Lancaster canal would be very welcome, thank you. (I’ve posted our ‘other tales’ under the Members out and about section previously).

Looking forward to your tale! I know how much time it takes, as I probably overdo it. The reason I do it probably chimes with yours…it’s nice to look back on.

It’s that lovely time of year when we are lucky enough to have more holiday tales being posted. However, I’d just like to encourage new posters. It’s so lovely to hear new perspectives from people that might not have posted before. Short or long, we don’t care, we just like to hear how you enjoyed yourself (or not!).

That shed looks like a sort of Tardis. Looks tiny when stood in front of and inside just goes on and on.

I once spent a February Monday to a Friday in Keswick doing, of all things, an ILM Leadership course. One day was dedicated to counselling skills which we got intensively taught in the morning. They then took us to Buttermere in the afternoon for a walk along the lake and back. We were paired off to practise counselling skills on one another whilst walking. I suppose you could argue you could do that just as well whilst walking as being stuck indoors. It was a good course though, and it was refreshing to do that in pleasant surroundings rather than the usual anonymous training centre or hotel.