A Summer's Tale

[SwanR]

It’s the taking part not the winning. 

Sounds like it was a nice day Jay. Enjoy the warm weather and sunshine. 

[Guest Jayfire]

Quite right Jean, and sometimes by just risking it and having a go you find it was the right choice anyway 

It's another beautiful morning, long cruising planned today, I just wish someone was here to make me a coffee so I could begin to start my day 

[vanessan]

53 minutes ago, Jayfire said:

I just wish someone was here to make me a coffee so I could begin to start my day 

Where are you? I’ll pop over. 🚁 😉

[JennyMorgan]

1 hour ago, vanessan said:

Where are you? I’ll pop over. 🚁 😉

Apparently he's very demanding first thing in the morning, take care!

[Guest Jayfire]

1 hour ago, vanessan said:

Where are you? I’ll pop over. 🚁 😉

For the right person I'm laid in bed wherever they can get to Mrs V, but forget the coffee I'll have the bubbly chilled and ready instead 

[MauriceMynah]

I have just discovered two things. I can't edit a post to put a quote in it' and second I cant delete this post!

[MauriceMynah]

12 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:

Apparently he's very demanding first thing in the morning, take care!

Who is Care?

[JennyMorgan]

10 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

Who is Care?

Some Welsh pop singer I think!

[Meantime]

21 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

I have just discovered two things. I can't edit a post to put a quote in it' and second I cant delete this post!

You can if your fast enough. I think you get ten minutes 

[grendel]

sometimes we wish more people would reconsider what they post

[Guest Jayfire]

I know you do G, but this is just how I roll 

[Guest Jayfire]

And on that subject G, as privately requested, a picture over Breydon 

[Guest Jayfire]

It makes the 7 hours of cruising even more worthwhile when you're met with this view

[CambridgeCabby]

Stunning !!!!!!!

only spoilt slightly by the price of beer in The Wherry 

[Guest Jayfire]

7 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said:

Stunning !!!!!!!

only spoilt slightly by the price of beer in The Wherry 

Couldn't say Mr CC, I'm on the quality Kronenbourg and you can't put price on that 

I'm in the bad books currently with "secret member" too, so I need all the beer I can get 

[Guest Jayfire]

Bit of spare time tonight, so have a pub game

[SwanR]

Ok ... so you know I'm going to be right one day! 

Bridge Inn Acle  

[Guest Jayfire]

2 hours ago, SwanR said:

Ok ... so you know I'm going to be right one day! 

Bridge Inn Acle  

You sure are Jean

Not today though 

[Guest Jayfire]

Wednesday 29th July Part 1

Another leisurely morning sat with a coffee in the sunshine eventually led me to depart the Hoveton moorings at about 1015

It was the most perfect weather to enjoy one of the most tranquil and scenic parts of the broads, and I cruised slowly along enjoying both the scenery and some wonderful company

I wasn't alone as I travelled along the river with boats, canoeist's, paddlers etc all enjoying the morning...

...it certainly beats being stuck in a meeting I know that.

I was on the lookout for a kingfisher to shoot (with a camera) but whilst seeing a couple I didn't manage to take a picture in time, but onwards I continued...

And finally reached Coltishall by 1145, so obviously it was off to the pub...

...which was very busy in the garden and eerily quiet inside due to the circumstances. Very good system in operation though, and everyone maintained their distances respectfully 

So I sat with a beer or 2 enjoying my surroundings and more of the wonderful company I had around

[NorfolkNog]

I'll have a punt at the Norada  

[Guest Jayfire]

Well you certainly won't have a pint there me old mucker. Beer snob and all 

No it's not the Norada 

[Guest Jayfire]

Wednesday 29th July Part 2

It was time to head back down to Wroxham at 1345 to time low water for the bridge clearance. I had been surprised to hear someone I hadn't expected had never travelled this stretch of the river to Coltishall, something we may have to put right sometime. Nevertheless I tried to take as many snaps as possible to show it off in all it's glory....still no Kingfisher pics though 

There was a family enjoying the river and having a paddle whilst others were "busy" fishing 

And on the return journey I took a quick detour around Bridge Broad...

Before returning to the main river and continuing on though the bridge in the baking sun

And on my way along the Bure...

It had just gone 1630 when I reached Horning...

...and I found there was one space left that if you squinted and held your breath, was JUST big enough for me to get in. Really really squinted 😃 

And so I went for a walk up to The Ferry Inn, via The New Inn

Before returning to the boat to relax before bed

[grendel]

those kingfishers are tricky to photograph, all i have seen this week are blue streaks dissapearing upstream or downstream, never seen one sitting, except for last year, a cheeky kingfisher was sat in the wetshed at stalham, it disappeared when i tried to get the camera, and after five minutes looking I turned to find it sitting on the pulpit rail of the boat behind, just 6 foot away, of course as I turned it was off again.

[SwanR]

The only time we’ve been down to Coltishall was the one trip we made back in the 90s before you ever needed a pilot to take you through. It’s another one on my day boat list!

[Guest Jayfire]

I have got one Kingfisher pic, shared elsewhere, but I'm hoping you can see more soon