Ray

I would always choose a wild mooring over a public one, that's not always possible so second choice is a public mooring not associated with a pub. I love pubs by the way but try to visit them where possible for lunch and move on somewhere quiet for the night.

I found the social media reaction pretty disgusting to be honest. If a mistake was made then whoever made it is only human. I would have thought sympathy a better reaction than condemnation. For the revord I make lots of mistakes and expect to make many more, I sincerely hope they won't be filmed and ridiculed on social media!

A weather report the other day referred to 1976 as a byegone age! God I feel old now

Oh yes! Top of the list!

That would have done it for my Mrs too I think!

Falling in quickly becomes scary when it comes to getting out! We are in the, ahem, middle aged bracket (plus some) and my wife fell in The Ant last month at a wild mooring. We were still mooring up and as she went in pushed the boat back out. She is not a strong swimmer and I'm a non swimmer, neither of us were wearing a life jacket!!! As you can guess even though this was next to an accessible bank things can/could quickly escalate and at first I did hesitate between leaving the helm to help her and keeping the boat away from her. I nosed into the bank as luckily the curve meant the boat would be stopped before the stern got near her. Stopped the engine, jumped off the front with a rope (still no life jacket on) tied just the bow to a tree and finally helped her out. A very very thorough review of our safety and mooring procedures followed I can tell you.. lesson well and truly learned!

You just passed me on Barton Broad, we're on Mara :) Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

Welcome aboard David

Great photo and history Vaughan

Very good value for money! I was surprised to find the bar gone from the Maltsers, it was a long time ago I last visited but it was such a great thing I don't think I would have removed it! Mind you it was very generous of them to donate it. A living memory item in a museum... I must be getting old!

Visited the museum for the first time this year during an emergency services open day. Fantastic place, looking forward to another visit Was a lovely surprise to also find the old Maltsers bar there, good memories (some slightly foggy though )

Welcome! If your boat will go under the bridge (you will have to use the pilot) there are usually moorings free the other side, a bit quieter too if staying over night but within an easy short walk of all that Wroxham has to offer.

I hear you Speedtriple, I'm lucky enough to be retired now so it's not so bad for me but I've never been comfortable in heat. I love sunny days and blue skies but the hotter it gets the léss I can do.

Nothing I've read so far has been encouraging to be honest I'll save my adventurous side for something a little less scary.. sky diving, potholing, mother-in-law baiting etc.

I have only just discovered that such a thing exists! Sounds like something to avoid or are they simple to use with good clear instructions?

Great, thank you

I haven't gone south yet in our own boat, something I hope to rectify very soon. It's many uears since I had a hire boat and went to Norwich and I wondered where the end of navigation is? Can you continue through Norwich on the Wensum or round it on the Yare?

The full article doesn't blame bread and does mention other possible causes so I guess the jury is still out to some extent. It's an interesting read thanks for posting it Poppy. My take I think would be that some bread is OK as long as it's not a bird's only source of nutrition.

Welcome! I saw your post about the MK IV, youre in a perfect position to compare it with the MK II. Good luck with your sale

Congratulations, many happy cruises ahead

Roast the breast in breadcrumbs and serve with a sauce made from Grand Marnier

Swan can not live by bread alone? That makes sense

Hi Alan, I was certainly surprised when I read it as I assumed the case for not feeding bread was widely accepted as correct. The two points in the statement that really stood out for me was the evidence that young swans in particular are actually suffering as the bread they used to have helps them as they look to join larger groups and learn to feed. The other was that the Royal Veterinary College feel misrepresented by those advocating not feeding bread to water fowl.

That's fine Dave, I think the organisation would approve of their view beimg widely shared

Without the personal scientific knowledge to assess this statement I can only say that it makes interesting reading and it would be hard to argue with such an authoritative voice! https://www.theswansanctuary.org.uk/cause/swan-sanctuary-statement-ban-bread-campaign/