Ray

Iceland have already issued a statement about Christmas being cancelled.... I think they'll find that it's Greenland's call not theirs 😉

Well, in cases of genuine hardship maybe the way forward is to help them rather than punish them. Make them feel part of the Broads network rather than an enemy of it and they may be more inclined to follow the rules that are for the benefit of all. I realise of course that saying this is far easier than doing it but it is possible and you have to start somewhere.

The problem does seem to be increasing, on a simple day out cruise last week I noticed at least 3 nice spots permanently out of use. There must be an answer surely, no one benefits from the current situation.

The hoped for build up at Winterton didn't happen, the Beach Cafe succumbed to encroachment and was demolished a while back now. The only realistic answer would be to build huge defences all along the East coast which of course can not happen due to the extreme cost. Holding the line is over in effect except for a few commercially viable spots. For the rest of us it's surely going to be managed retreat whether we like it or not!

Sounds like you're all prepared for a great time afloat 👍

She's a beauty, I think it won't be very long at all until she is sold. It's a wonderful thing you're doing for the grandchildren 👍

Some cracking photos there! 👍

11 years but I bet it seems like yesterday Chris 👍

You got me! 😂😂😂 (My friend Mr Google helped me out 👍)

Have you been peeking? LOL I bought an RNLI one and put it on 2 days ago 👍

That's it! You also hit the nail on the head, my photo is upside down, although I didn't realise at the time 🙂 I wonder why the previous owner flew that one, it's quite possible I guess that with 3 pennant poles it was simply bought at boat shows/jumbles over the years. It has faded significantly so I'll retire it as part of the boat's history.

It seems not unless it's an old one. They currently have this mermaid in a stripy blue towel.

That's a good idea, I'll google Nanni 👍

Found aboard were 3 old but usable pennants, one is Volvo Penta but we have a Nanni engine. The second is the original style Broom red star and crescent which is entirely appropriate and will be flown. I don't know the third one which is where you knowledgeable folks come in please?

Good result 👍

Yes, I use do use Facebook 👍

While I was cruising up and down Womack the other week, hoping Malanka would leave lol, I noticed what looked like a new basin with just a few boats moored up. Is this a new marina does anyone know. It's a location that would suit me perfectly and I wondered about availability and prices!

LOL I could put a fish down the loo a couple of times a day! 😁 Thanks for the info and good point about the planet 👍

We have been doing this too but didn't someone say the Blue can harm the seals? Something like that (I don't know much about the toilet - but I'm looking into it 😁) I wasn't sure if I should stop putting dilute Blue in the pan or not?

I don't personally know anyone who goes online to check the Food Standards official rating before going out to eat. Publishing the results by the EDP and here is a public service in my opinion If a business has allowed their premises to deserve a rating of one then they only have themselves to blame. Had a very similar experience, hospitalised for a week and genuinely thought I was going to die during the first morning.

If the official current rating is 1 then that is the best information available to us. The rest (positive and negative) is indeed just speculation. As members of the public our most sensible course is to believe the experts until they publish an update.

I'll stick with the inspectors, food poisoning is a pretty harsh test of hygiene 🤮

No.. I don't expect to have to check that items included in the price are present before I leave... whether it's a boating holiday or anything else. Not too worried about the capital letters, that's really only an online protocol but it's not reasonable to say to a customer "we don't have time to check we have done it properly, so that's your fault now if you don't check" Not a business model I would return to!

Devolved responsibilities 🙄

If the EDP report an official inspection result that is not naming and shaming! I have very little time for EDP journalism and certainly do not defend them usually. We have no more proof the the owner supplied evidence to the contrary than the poster of the comment saying so. If the inspectors have made a big mistake they will put it right, meanwhile I'm happy to take the experts word for it. How do you ever make an informed decision if you don't trust official information... may as well just flip a coin. I'll eat there again happily when a better score is officially sanctioned, lovely staff and service!