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Great photos, I must admit I didn't know about the Abbey and history. Will definitely make a visit next time we have a drive out that way 👍

When you walk into the Dentist's waiting room and no one else is there... that is the nirvana of space... where no one can hear you scream 😂😂😂

On the whole though anyone with authority to question your mooring would almost certainly simply understand your reasonable explanation and move along.... wouldn't they?

He could pretend to be cleaning them because he saw a dog 😂

Double checking it looks like I accidentally allowed for the hour difference! I'd say my first answer is possibly right anyway otherwise Lodden/Acle 👍

Low water for Potter, Ludham, Oulton, Brundall, Horning & Beccles (on the online guide I use) was approx 07:05 which unless I'm much mistaken would indicate High Tide at these locations of approx 12:15 Hope this helps (also hope I'm right 🤞)

I'm sorry to learn he has recently passed away, he brought pleasure to the lives of many people as an entertainer.

Great post 👍

A good set of pram wheels and you were set up for the whole long summer school holidays 👍👍👍

This thread started quite a nostalgia trip tonight for me and my Mrs. I used to take her to Baileys when she was my girlfriend lol One night a singer called Vince Hill was on, not the stuff of us teens but apparently a favourite of Gill's parents, so I took them all... well adopted for my effort and the rest is history! 🙂

It was a good night out every time, great disco and a real mix of top acts I saw everyone from Showaddywaddy to Tommy Cooper there, weird mix lol

Yep, you were allowed to have hay fever if you must but anything else was all in the mind 😂

Surely if you're from Bushey you frequented Baileys in Watford.. top spot back in the day. Of course my day may well have been a long way before yours 😂

This could be developed into a feature of the holiday, half a day's tuition with an experienced helm. I would have loved that when I first hired. In fact when I bought my last boat I had the pleasure of spending an hour with a very experienced helm and boatyard owner, honing skills and picking up tips, it was really enjoyable. After all, doing your best at boat handling is a big part of the fun of a boat holiday!

Perhaps putting the idea of failing concentrates the minds of the few who are, shall we say, over confident or too keen to get under way!

😂 Edit: changed my mind 😁

She had control but was not exercising it! One of the biggest bugbears of responsible dog owners are people like the lady you describe... literally give a dog a bad name (and their owners) I would have had to say something to her and I am very averse to confrontation!

Congratulations to you both, a lovely memorable day 👍

Used to love mud weighting but no good for dogs sadly. Prefer wild mooring but where have they all gone? It would be great if there could be some negotiation with land owners that took away their (perceived?) responsibility to moorers and perhaps regular cleanups could be arranged to deal with antisocial rubbish dumping. I know... it ain't gonna happen 🙁

Fantastic picture of the big day Griff, it almost looks like a painting! Your daughter looks beautiful, of course! Congratulations to them 🥂🍾

I suspect in many cases it is not so much that they don't understand but that they don't care. The gradual shift over the years toward self obsessed entitlement has accelerated (in my opinion) since Covid. You can't fail to notice it in many aspects of life.

Absolutely spot on 👍👍👍

Volunteers to assist Neil should form an orderly queue 😁

Wot, you mean my teechers got sumthink rong? 😂😂😂 Yep I do agree about being positive Vaughan 👍 🍻

I agree about being positive surrounding The Broads and all there is to enjoy, but last May was only 8 weeks ago. Rowdy crews however rare can be the ruin of family holidays and I think they are responsible for putting off more holidaymakers than a post discussing the problem on one internet forum... even if the video turns out to be the May before last!