Winter Cruise

[Hockham Admiral]

We left Bell's Marina, in Brundall, last Tuesday, for the last time. With the tidal range at Brundall and a fixed pontoon-mooring we had been forced to move to pastures new on a floating pontoon.

We had waited nearly a week while the gales abated (yes, I know, any MAN should be able to drive his boat in any wind conditions...) and Tuesday morning dawned bright, sunny and nigh-on calm!

Off at 7o'clock on the dot and a beautiful run up to Reedham with the ebb under us.

Cantley with the rising sun looked truly magnificent!

The waiting pontoon at Reedham is finished........

There was no-one else on the river and the conditions were idyllic until we entered the New Cut... where even my sun-glasses weren't up to the job!

Even entering the Waveney it was still quite bright!

And then we came to Somerleyton!

After sorting out our new moorings we then continued to Oulton Broad for a few days...

Where some things were the same

But some things are changing!

Estimated costs of £90,000 for all three buildings but the other two won't be started until next October..

So that concluded our first cruise this year and we'll be out and about on the Southern Rivers until our trip North in May. Hope to see you around!.

[RedRover]

Check you PM box John have sent you one..

[jimbo]

Lovely photo's John

[Guest DAYTONA-BILL]

What a stunning set of photo`s to show just exactly how beatiful and rewarding the Broads are in winter. I can certainly see the reasoning behind many of the forum members keeping their boats afloat year round. Thanks for posting them Rod, i`l be thinking about them when i`m beavering away in our dirty dusty hanger tomorrow ................. GIT . Have a great time, regards .................. Neil.

[Hockham Admiral]

What a stunning set of photo`s to show just exactly how beatiful and rewarding the Broads are in winter. I can certainly see the reasoning behind many of the forum members keeping their boats afloat year round. Thanks for posting them Rod, i`l be thinking about them when i`m beavering away in our dirty dusty hanger tomorrow ................. GIT . Have a great time, regards .................. Neil.

Rod, Rod, ROD??? Am I missing something Nigel???

[Guest DAYTONA-BILL]

Rod, Rod, ROD??? Am I missing something Nigel???

My appollogies young sir, for some stupid reason, i must have got you mixed up with Flying fortress. Ipromise it won`t happen again John (i got it right that time) . Regards ..................... Neil.