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I've got the Breydon posts plotted in Viewranger. If anyone want them I think I can export them as route.

What you will find is that a lot of riverside properties have got security/floodlights that point at the river totally destroying your night vision.

On the insurance front we'd be ok because the BCE will be at home most of the time anyway. We'd just make him the policyholder Sea capable? I would love it but I'm not sure about Debs. Mind you 3 years ago she didn't like the idea of a holiday on the Broads

Well we're coming to the end of our three week stint aboard Thunder and Moonlight Shadow. We've found a few places we would be happy to moor and more importantly seen a few boats we think would fit our needs. Debs now knows what the different styles mean and we've realised that although size isn't everything too small a boat would definitely cramp our style. When we look at a boat we are definitely both looking at it from different perspectives, Debs is seeing the the layout, potential for change and the general comfort level while I am looking at the 'nuts and bolts', hull, engine, gearbox etc. We looked at one that we both liked, well under budget, but I am still trying to convince myself that although the woodwork inside would look lovely after a bit of TLC I really don't need twin engines, let alone twin 120s, in a boat on the Broads :) This morning we are going to look at a couple in Wroxham. I just need to remember that we are looking for later in the year and we mustn't fall in love with one now! Just need to find a job up here now :)

All the aid money could be used to clear up stuff like this Not so sure about pharma though. My tablets come in sealed envelopes on a roll, one for morning, evening etc. These envelopes look like plastic but are cellulose and biodegradable.

I think, although a bit Draconian, it's the only way we will get them to stop producing it. Last week I found a black bag floating in the river just above Wroxham bridge. Of course it split as we tried to lift it out of the water and made a right mess. We managed to get most of it before it floated away but it was mostly plastic from which the manufacturer was easily identified. It's easy to say that there should be more bins but boaters need to be more responsible as well and not perch full rubbish bags on the rear decks, think about packaging when you buy stuff, unpack shopping and get rid of the packaging before you.leave the yard etc. We know this isn't going to happen because people are inherently lazy so we need to hit them in the pocket. Manufacturers are the only ones to go after. Obviously they will pass the costs on to the consumer and people will have a choice. Buy sensibly packed stuff or pay more for the convenient, packed in plastic, already peeled and chopped stuff but pay well over the odds for it. The price difference has to be big enough to really make people think. Sorry for the rant. I'm not some tree hugging crusty but this really presses one of my buttons. Anyone mention rough sleepers? Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

I would guess that most farmers markets are selling stuff they can't sell to the supermarkets for one reason or another. As far as single use plastics go, if people generally are too bone idle.to.do.anything then we need legislation. Ban it, then after a reasonable period for old stock to be used up start fining any companies packaging that is found 'in the wild' to pay for the clear up. And make the fines really hurt. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

I did think about bringing my drone but then I thought about the number of times I crash on dry land ............... Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

First time ever above Wroxham Bridge Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

First attempt, at least it worked

I got up this morning and the moon was just above the horizon so I got the action cam out determined to work out the time lapse thing. With help from Youtube I got it working only to find that by then the moon had gone, Doh! Anyway, it's now set up to catch the sunrise so watch this space This sort of reminds me of when we went to Egypt. We'd heard how glorious the sunrise was over Abu Simbel so to get there we set of at about 2.00 am for a short flight. Arriving at Abu Simbel we set up our tripods and cameras facing the temple and waited. Sure enough the sun eventually rose, behind us. And when I say 'us' I mean a crowd of about 100 people, some had flown, some had come by coach, all facing the wrong way. At least this time I am facing the right way

@Jayfire I'm sure I was onboard, where did you see us? We are back in Horning now.

I know that some older versions of Gnome don't see .JPG, .AVI, ,MP4 etc files as multimedia in the same way they do .jpg, .avi, .mp4 etc. Maybe android is the same? Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. I've been sat at the upper helm with a cup of tea trying to work out how to do a time-lapse photo on my action cam but I've given up so he's a couple that I just took with my phone. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

Yes it is, Richo's Horning :-) Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

And let's not mention Happisburgh :-) Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

Ok I'll email straight from the phone so it will be from Debs email

@Jayfire It is warming up a bit now.

Sorry meant to say they are .JPG

Hmm that's a bit wierd. When I tried to upload this file from Debs phone (our camera Bluetooths them to it) with the app it said 'Filetype not supported' Copied it to my laptop and it uploaded ok. Any ideas @oldgregg?

And this is Ranworth Staithe now. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

We arrived, so did the shopping and relatives. We need electric for a cpac machine so we thought we would be going for a short trip and then returning to our moorings but we took a look at Ranworth and there were two spaces at 4.30! Mind you, it did sleet on the way here. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

The day has finally arrived We were going to leave about 10.30 but I'm going stir crazy so we are leaving about 9.00 and getting some lunch when we get there. Time to pack the laptop.

Updated List: Essential: Minimum of two cabins. Two heads (or one head and a separate shower) Shore power Battery charger Heater Depth guage Electric mudweight Oven Fridge Hob (2 burner ok, 4 burner better) Holding tank (I've included this because I am looking at ads all over the place) Bowthruster Water heater (Matt) Desirable: LED lighting Nav lights 4 Burner hob Solar Panels (WherryNice) Large water/holding tanks (annv) Smart Charger (Malanka) Alarm (Malanka) Waste tank gauge (Ray)

I can't believe we didn't think of that. Just shows what we take for granted. Cheers Matt