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Off to our home mooring at Wroxham

Day two misty at Acle

1st night overnight at Acle , great food and value at Pedros

Ooops

Breydon

On our way

Leaving Brundle

Monday 24th May arrived at NBS Brundle to collect Cerise Lady

Not The best admittedly but meant I could watch it

If you miss it you can stream it in its entirety from YouTube https://youtu.be/US74bAu4wTM

Surely that more authentic if it's fitted with a "Yorkshire Whine" in the controller ??

One thing to bear in mind is that most (but not all) insurers insist on a survey prior to agreeing a policy

But I presume you were already on their system as a current or previous toll payer

They said I could download a PDF print it off and send it in via snail mail , but due to the time element this was not a viable solution

Had to drive from Cambridge to Yare House to pay my toll for Cerise Lady as they won't permit it online or by phone for a new owner , grrrrr annual toll is £360 ish but had a pleasant surprise, the previous owner had purchased a short visit toll which is able to be taken off the annual toll so "only" had to part with £122 , so went from being p**d off having to drive up to Norwich to feeling well pleased.

Unfortunately with connection it takes 1hr 30m and time will be a factor ( low water at Yarmouth )

I agree Goldstar are a very good company , I know them well , sadly in our case as our starting point is Wroxham they cannot compete on price . looks like it will have to be wroxham taxis currently

Does anyone know of a good reliable taxi service please , we need to get a taxi from Wroxham to Brundle on Wednesday morning

Much prefer a cuddle up instead of a heater

When I was a publican I was a very keen , but not very good , clay shooter . had a beautiful Savinelli 12 bore , sadly when I sold up and moved into the centre of Cambridge there was no where for me to bolt a gun cabinet to the wall and the police licence officer wouldn't accept that my gun was secure if dismantled and the stock and cartridges kept in a Chubb safe (bolted to solid concrete floor and hidden behind hinged bookcase). all was not lost as I gave my gun to a life long friend who owns a few hundred acres in the highlands where he is very happy with it .

We are delighted with her , we will however be posting a few questions please as to where to source various things , so far we need to purchase some Rhond anchors , and a mud weight and would appreciate pointing in the right direction , also we wish to replace the fenders and again welcome suggestions of suppliers

This evening on the way back home we drove to Salhouse Broad car park and walked down to the Broad. there was about twenty boats moored up for the evening , of these four were running their engines and all from the same yard (HW) I'm wondering if they are telling their hirers to do this ? the other boats were mainly Richardsons and a couple of Faircraft none of these were running their engines .

We have finally done it !!!!!!!!! today at 13:30 we were officially financially poorer but very very proud to be the new owners of Cerise Lady . we will be collecting her early next week and travelling from the South Broads to her new moorings in Hoveton , first time for me with twin engines so give us a wide berth !!! on leaving Brundle boat sales my rear suspension spring broke on my car , I must give huge praise to Manor Garage of Brundle who within 90mins had sourced me (a total stranger) a replacement part and fitted it (£105.00 all in) , fantastic service from a traditional garage that still values giving great service

Clive , I didn't mean to infer that yours and other yards didn't help various charities and children etc , as I know that you do as do others and I apologise if you took it that way. what I was saying that the new (old) offering from HW would be more suitable as a PR tool than a hire craft and yards such as Martham has always gone down the woody route. plus of course a fully restored vintage woody no matter how experienced the helm will act as a magnet if moored at various hot spots for those not so careful at the helm .

The Police pension must be very very good so as to afford to buy a property there