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This year on our summer two weeks on the Broads we got told off by one set of mardy boat owners for speeding past them moored up at Berney. At the time we were and had been for a few hundred feet in neutral and drifting up on the tide picking a point to turn around and moor up. Ironically the next day, said same Loser (Are we allowed to utter that word,) almost washed us onto the bank when he was pushing the tide past us at Reedham. They had no idea what devastation was playing out behind them. And to be perfectly honest I don't think they cared. All they wanted to do was get back to Brundall. Clearly the annual outing was over. Boat name noted for our next visit though. Hopefully we will find them moored on their own somewhere.

It's a chuffin small sea

When we went through on our boat this year it was reading about 7'3" which again could have been low tides we don't know.

Not sure if the tides were particularly low when we hired the Alpha last year but it got under Wayford with room to spare.

Alphacraft 35 centre cockpit with rear saloon.

Should have been 5%fat. That missing word makes all the difference

It is handy. Extends the range of what we can cook onboard. Will use it tonight to make the garlic bread.

Tonight we are having a 5% steak mince chilli with some rice and homemade garlic bread on the boat. I have cheated and made the chilli in advance at home so it only needs warming through this evening. And the garlic bread is simple enough. But we do often cook a chilli from scratch on board.

You can't cook them with two rings and a grill! So we make sure we have proper ones whenever we hire.

Yes

Agreed which is why I always cook a Sunday lunch when we are on a hire boat. Can't cook one on ours (well I can but no Yorkshire pudding or roast potatoes so it doesn't count as a proper Sunday lunch) so we always have one when we hire. On the hire boats we tend to go all out and have a proper home cooked meal or eat out instead. There doesn't seem to be any in between ground!

Heaven in a bottle. http://www.fentimans.com/drinks/soft-drinks

Can you not fit a diesel heater as well? We know of several people now that have fitted the cheap chinese heaters off Ebay, They come in at under £200 for the full kit and they seem to kick out a lot of heat. Too early to say how reliable they will be long term but for what they cost you can carry a spare and swap it if it breaks.

Oh dear. Norty Norty!

I don't mind either. I quite like Samuel Smiths Bourbon as well but they won't sell us a bottle.

That looks lovely.

Jim Beam?

Fentimens Curiosity Cola. Bloody predicitve text on the phone

Best drink of today. A glass of Jack Daniels and Denton and Curiosity Cola I have just had after getting in from work. Hard earned today!

Plus there is a decent curry house just up the road for on the way back to the boat.

Best beer of the week has to be the first one on a Friday when we have got to the boat, unpacked and sat down to relax.

It is only light in calories not alcohol content. You can have twice as many and still have the same calorie intake

We prefer Coors Light or Bud Light on the boat

We don't drink Stella!

Not had a pot noodle for years. Our new boat fridge arrives today. Opted for the Waeco CRX50. So hopefully we can get back to doing some proper boat cooking this weekend.