Indulgence..hope You Don't Mind.

[Guest]

I hope you don't mind my self indulgence by posting a few photos, but I am going a little stir crazy trapped in isolation here in Cumbria and having done all the jobs around the house that SWIMBO has demanded of me (for now anyway!) my thoughts turned naturally to the water, having bought our dream boat two days before lockdown and not knowing when we will get on her again I started looking through some old photos of when we used to trailer our Norman 23 to the broads, the first time was in 2013 and the last being 2018. She was in a sorry state when bought as a restoration job but I really enjoyed all the work(and money not!) that went into the project. We moored on the Lancaster canal at Garstang - a hidden gem with almost 40 odd miles of beautiful lock free cruising, but our heart has always been on the Broads, we have purchased the boat and the next thing was a house in Norfolk so that we could relocate permanantly, that will have to wait until after the current regulations are lifted. The misses has taken my credit card off me beacause I have a corner of the room where I keep on buying things for the new boat, the post lady must be sick of me...lol....Stay safe everyone.

[Hylander]

Thank you.

[WherryNice]

1 hour ago, Jemaki said:

I hope you don't mind my self indulgence by posting a few photos

Not at all, I think most if not all of us appreciate looking at fresh photos

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Jemaki said:

I hope you don't mind my self indulgence by posting a few photos, but I am going a little stir crazy trapped in isolation here in Cumbria and having done all the jobs around the house that SWIMBO has demanded of me (for now anyway!) my thoughts turned naturally to the water, having bought our dream boat two days before lockdown and not knowing when we will get on her again I started looking through some old photos of when we used to trailer our Norman 23 to the broads, the first time was in 2013 and the last being 2018. She was in a sorry state when bought as a restoration job but I really enjoyed all the work(and money not!) that went into the project. We moored on the Lancaster canal at Garstang - a hidden gem with almost 40 odd miles of beautiful lock free cruising, but our heart has always been on the Broads, we have purchased the boat and the next thing was a house in Norfolk so that we could relocate permanantly, that will have to wait until after the current regulations are lifted. The misses has taken my credit card off me beacause I have a corner of the room where I keep on buying things for the new boat, the post lady must be sick of me...lol....Stay safe everyone.

Just an add note: We have now sold the Norman and our new boat is an Alpha Craft 34

[VetChugger]

That is/was a VERY smart Norman 23. Very well done, its great to see these knocking about on the Broads. Very nice upgrade as well. Best of luck with the house hunting once this lots is over and done.

[Guest]

Sorry I did not make clear that the new boat is an Alpha Craft 34, the Norman is now sold, I actualy bought the Norman aroundabout 2012 through a site that you and I are familiar with - The Norman Appreciation Society, sorry for the confusion...

 

John.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Jemaki said:

I hope you don't mind my self indulgence by posting a few photos, but I am going a little stir crazy trapped in isolation here in Cumbria and having done all the jobs around the house that SWIMBO has demanded of me (for now anyway!) my thoughts turned naturally to the water, having bought our dream boat two days before lockdown and not knowing when we will get on her again I started looking through some old photos of when we used to trailer our Norman 23 to the broads, the first time was in 2013 and the last being 2018. She was in a sorry state when bought as a restoration job but I really enjoyed all the work(and money not!) that went into the project. We moored on the Lancaster canal at Garstang - a hidden gem with almost 40 odd miles of beautiful lock free cruising, but our heart has always been on the Broads, we have purchased the boat and the next thing was a house in Norfolk so that we could relocate permanantly, that will have to wait until after the current regulations are lifted. The misses has taken my credit card off me beacause I have a corner of the room where I keep on buying things for the new boat, the post lady must be sick of me...lol....Stay safe everyone.

Just an add note: We have now sold the Norman and our new boat is an Alpha Craft 34

[SwanR]

Love seeing the photos. Let’s hope that you can get to enjoy your new boat. Very interested to know about the Lancaster canal.

[MauriceMynah]

1 hour ago, Jemaki said:

Nice mooring you had there... Pity about the neighbours though.

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

Nice mooring you had there... Pity about the neighbours though.

Is that comment for me or Griff...

[DAVIDH]

4 hours ago, Jemaki said:

The misses has taken my credit card off me because I have a corner of the room where I keep on buying things for the new boat,

A drone?

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, DAVIDH said:

A drone?

Christmas present 2yrs ago....not been out of the box yet..I'm a little apprehensive truth be known!

[FairTmiddlin]

5 minutes ago, DAVIDH said:

A drone?

Got to get the PMR antenna high enough

[FairTmiddlin]

Problem is with Yorkshiremen is. They have to venture south for a decent pint of beer. as southern beer doesn't travel we well not well enough to reach that far north

They are stuck with John Smiths and Tetleys, which could be shipped to Singapore and back and still be the same cr@p that left

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, FairTmiddlin said:

Problem is with Yorkshiremen is. They have to venture south for a decent pint of beer. as southern beer doesn't travel we well not well enough to reach that far north

They are stuck with John Smiths and Tetleys, which could be shipped to Singapore and back and still be the same cr@p that left

Copper Dragons' "Golden Pippin" for me.....when the pub opens again that is..... :-)

[BroadAmbition]

having bought our dream boat two days before lockdown and not knowing when we will get on her again 

That's really bad timing and proper frustrating for you.

Nice photo's btw, especially those woodies

Griff

[Hylander]

15 hours ago, SwanR said:

Love seeing the photos. Let’s hope that you can get to enjoy your new boat. Very interested to know about the Lancaster canal.

We are supposed to be 'doing' the Lancaster canal next year,  hopefully that will take place.    Been before and it is such a beautiful canal.

[SwanR]

4 minutes ago, Hylander said:

We are supposed to be 'doing' the Lancaster canal next year,  hopefully that will take place.    Been before and it is such a beautiful canal.

Where do you hire from Monica? I’m always interested in recommendations. :)

[Hylander]

1 hour ago, SwanR said:

Where do you hire from Monica? I’m always interested in recommendations. :)

Jean have sent a pm as a bit involved to put on here.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Hylander said:

We are supposed to be 'doing' the Lancaster canal next year,  hopefully that will take place.    Been before and it is such a beautiful canal.

It really is a lovely canal, extremely clean and pretty and with an abundance of wildlife much like the Broads. You can navigate from Preston lock free all the way to it's end at Tewitfield just over 40 miles, there is a spur at Glasson which has I think six locks to take you to Glasson basin where there is a sea lock. Garstang is a particularly nice town, mentioned in the Doosday book and is the world's first Fairtrade Town (7 good pubs within a 5 minute walk of each other and average £2.30 a pint), or you can moor up at Hest Bank overlooking Morecambe Bay where you may come across Tyson Fury who live nearby and who trains along the canal path and it's only a short walk into Morecambe. If you are into course fishing you won't be disappointed the Bream and Roach are prolific.

John.

[OldBerkshireBoy]

I'll echo that, it is a lovely stretch of water.

[HEM]

20 hours ago, Jemaki said:

... mentioned in the Doosday book...

Presumably the sequel to the Mornday book....

 

Mornday, Doosday...   I'll get my Jack Wolfskin....