Lulu Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Selsie and I had the great honour of being invited to the Beccles Wooden Boat Show despite being plastic, but we had a task to do as photographer boat. Having only bought Luna in November and working on her most weekends, we had only been to Salhouse for the spring meet and Ranworth a couple of times so this to us was a massive adventure, and I will admit I was nervous but having completed the week, it was the best thing we could have done and now full of confidence. Thank you Janet Anne for always being so positive about our abilities! (Im not sure the photos will load in order as i struggle with the ipad) 7th August 2019 Departed Horning at 11.30 and arrived at Stracey Arms at 2.15. Perfect side on mooring which of course as we were first to arrive, no one could marvel at the skill. We met up with quite a few other boats going to the show and had had lovely evening getting to know everyone and catching up with old friends. We all waited in anticipation for the newlyweds to arrive. Royal Tudor and Finale duly arrived with the romantic sunset behind them. We then retired for the night to prepare for a 10.00 am start in the morning. 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetAnne Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Come on girl, you can't stop there! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrundallNavy Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Lulu said: We all waited in anticipation for the newlyweds to arrive. Royal Tudor and Finale duly arrived with the romantic sunset behind them. We then retired for the night to prepare for a 10.00 am start in the morning. If there was a wedding where was the cake 🎂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 8th August Around 12 (unsure of the exact number as I think others joined us as we got going) of us set off in convoy at 10.00am. We decided to tuck in near the back behind Chameleon. Now I know a lot of people say the lower Bure to Yarmouth is a bit of a drudge but I have to say I really liked this part of the river. I sat high up on my ‘perch’ and could see over the reeds and thought it a stunning part of the river. We headed over Breydon. This was Selsie’s first time. It was glorious weather and this is the moment we both realised all the work we had done for months was worth it. Somewhere on the Waveney we spotted a little woodie with someone very familiar at the helm, Its Grendel! We carried on in the convoy and finally arrived at Oulton. part 2 of this day to follow....... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 33 minutes ago, brundallNavy said: If there was a wedding where was the cake 🎂 Timbo and Gracie ate it all 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 We arrived at Oulton Broad at 14.15. It was a lovely afternoon watching the marina gradually fill up with all the stunning woodies. I was particularly pleased to see Emily B coming through the lock on what I believe was her maiden voyage having seen her a few times when Selsie and I were helping at RT’s restoration, and then again when we assisted with Chloe Jayne. Ive taken lots of Chloe Jayne because ‘ Selsie’s plank’ he fitted is in there somewhere along with some of my puttying so it was reassuring she was still floating 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Enjoying your write up and seeing your photos. Must have been great fun to be part of a group of that many boats cruising together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, grendel said: Timbo and Gracie ate it all Thought Gracie only liked chocolate and wine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: Thought Gracie only liked chocolate and wine Aren`t shoes in there somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: Thought Gracie only liked chocolate and wine Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: Aren`t shoes in there somewhere? Oh yes I forgot the shoes.Mind you dont think she drinks and drives,she dont want to spill any.Think I better hide now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Lulu,great pics.Must go one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, SwanR said: Enjoying your write up and seeing your photos. Must have been great fun to be part of a group of that many boats cruising together. Thank you Swan. It was fun but also quite stressful at times. More on that tomorrow.... 2 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: Lulu,great pics.Must go one year. Thank you, I definitely recommend attending this event. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. We had a lovely evening at Oulton Broad where we were ferried across to a stunning property by the water for a cheese and wine party. Kingfisher, Georgia and Chloe Jane were the ‘ferries’. Kingfisher was another boat we had seen in the shed a few months ago being restored so yet again, fantastic to see another woodie back in the water. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 47 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: Thought Gracie only liked chocolate and wine I meant Timbos grandaughter Gracie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Lovely photos, Very atmospheric skies and beautiful boats. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastbutnotleast Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 16 hours ago, brundallNavy said: If there was a wedding where was the cake 🎂 I shared cake with Gracie ,Timbo and Ellie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 And very chocolatey it was too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 The confusion between the two Gracie’s made me smile. At work we currently have three Helens and two Jos on the same corridor and in the same team - confusion reigns supreme! We’ll have to start calling each other by surnames or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Maybe we should adopt the old Welsh standby of adopting nicknames to get around the proliferation of Joneses with the same names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Simple , Jays boss and Timbos boss 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Gracie is collecting ducks rather than shoes. :) Ive just spent ages on the next part and somehow managed to delete the whole lot argghhh! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 9th August We started the day with a stroll to the lock and was lucky enough to see a boat going through. Ive never seen the lock in action before. It suddenly got rather chilly and blustery and dark clouds looked ominous, not good for the photoshoot. We tidied and wiped down Luna, filled up the water tank. Janet Anne asked us to take Luna to the middle of North Bay to get ready for the woodies to circle around us. The photographer on board, we left at 12.15. We picked a spot we guessed was vaguely in the right place and dropped the mud weight. The woodies began to circle around us and the sun started to come out now and then. We took some photos too until I suddenly realised that the gusty wind and made us wander into the main ‘shipping lane’ without us realising. Mud weight hastily pulled up, we skulked back to the middle hoping no one has noticed (yeah right!). The woodies started off for Beccles and we tucked in at the back. After a while the photographer asked if we could move up the line which was ok until we got to the sailies. The convoy started to split up because negotiating around them was not easy, particularly one.... I admit I was a complete bag of nerves by the end of this and was glad to get to the marina. Selsie did brilliantly and I know he’s a lot less bothered by them than before. We 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 10th August Show day! Wow the gales and I think everyone was pleased they didnt have to move out of the marina. The marquees were held down with mud weights (which did a better job than ours on Luna at Oulton Broad....) We had a lovely day looking at the woodies. We were asked if we wanted to open our boat for visitors, which as we are plastic, (but oodles of wood on the inside ) I wasnt sure it was quite the thing to do but there was quite a bit of interest and we realised many people are fond of Skippers. After the show there was some very nice aromas coming from the boats as everyone started preparing food for the meal share party that evening. Selsie cooked curry and I produced a chocolate cake (RT and Finale’s wedding cake?) someone asked if i had cooked it myself. I was very tempted to say I’d cooked it on the boat with my fair hands but confessed it was from Mr Tesco. A lovely evening, great company, lovely food and a relief that the gales had finally died down. We had a fairly early night as we wanted to be fully refreshed for our trip back north the following day. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 11th August At 10.00am we left Beccles to aim to get to Yarmouth for 3.15. It was still very blustery and overcast so we kept the canopy up. We left in a massive convoy of ..... two, later to grow to four. We pootled along and had to go slower and slower as the wind and tide were obviously going to get us to Breydon way too soon. We ended up mooring near Goodchilds at 1.15 for an hour. It was nice to have a break and a bite to eat and a chat with the three others who had all got there too early. We left at 2.15 to cross Breydon and got to the bridges spot on at 3.15 and had a very relaxing cruise back up the Bure. We were pretty tired and decided on mooring at Stracey Arms for the night. There weren’t many boats moored up and we had a lovely peaceful night. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Great photos and Luna looks fantastic! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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