it was 1966, a family holiday on Rippling Tide, I was just a joung lad and have fond memories of holidays on a number of boats from then on. The journey was always fun, leaving home in Liverpool at about 3 in the morning and stopping for bacon butties cooked at the side of the road - I understand that Dad had a Ford Anglia in 1966 - one of the round ones. I think Rippling Tide is still going.
Broads holidays became a favorite with my family and we're looking forward to a return in 2015.