Live 'Carried Away By A Moonlight Shadow' Posts

[SwanR]

I can't remember when we last had rain like that. Some of our garden was quite flooded. Guessing the river levels will be higher now.

[YnysMon]

1 minute ago, SwanR said:

I can't remember when we last had rain like that. Some of our garden was quite flooded. Guessing the river levels will be higher now.

I got the impression we had a lot of rain last night, though on the whole I slept reasonably well. I was so glad we went to get our refuel and pump out yesterday, even though that meant the inconvenience of having to use the Marina ‘facilities’ yesterday evening and this morning. The wind was very gusty this morning and I would not have been comfortable trying to get into Boulter’s this morning, nor getting back into our home mooring. At least it was dry this morning, as transferring stuff from the boat to car in the rain isn’t great! 

[LizG]

I drove up to Horning this afternoon. Cloudburst overhead from Attleborough took 3 hours and the road from Hoveton to Horning was a river!!! Hopefully tomorrow will be better!

[YnysMon]

Here we are on Moonlight Shadow again. Horning Pleasurecraft is still awash, but luckily their car park, at the rear of their sheds, is not.

As soon as we arrived (just after 1) we took MS around to Boulter's as the people who were on board last week and who left on Monday weren't able to get fuel and a pump out. Graham then walked back to the car whilst I cruised to Ranworth where Graham met me. We managed to load all our stuff on board and I cruised back to HPC before sunset. Food shop was then done in Roy's and we have finally got the dogs on board. Seren had to be carried and Pozzick very reluctantly paddled through.

Now we can relax. I'm so glad I brought some cottage pie from home. No cooking for me this evening.😊

[kpnut]

That was a very good plan. 

[SwanR]

Glad you made it. Have a good week. 🤗

[YnysMon]

I'm so glad that our turnaround checks were done yesterday. If we hadn't been able to pick the boat up until our normal time of 5pm none of the cunning plan for Ranworth would have been possible. 

[Broads01]

Cunning plan indeed. Was there nowhere in Horning that wasn't  flooded? I think you'll have some fun each time the dogs need the toilet...

[YnysMon]

58 minutes ago, Broads01 said:

Cunning plan indeed. Was there nowhere in Horning that wasn't  flooded? I think you'll have some fun each time the dogs need the toilet...

Yes, dreading the pre-beddy loo visit. Seren will need carrying again and Pozzie will need drying off again after wading the waters.

Earlier, I had thought Horning Staithe might be a possibility for loading the boat, but there weren't any spaces. 

[kpnut]

Acle, fleet dyke, stokesby, are all dry now

[kpnut]

Thd boats not sitting too high at stokesby either. 

[YnysMon]

Graham had to carry Seren to a spot where she could relieve herself this morning.

[Jbx5]

I bet he had to carry her some distance then ! Horning seems to be the worst area with the flooding. You have taken my old  mooring at Horning marina👍

John 

[SwanR]

It’s a beautiful morning. I hope you’re able to get a good cruise in today. 🤭

[kpnut]

For reference Helen. Just gone past Acle moorings at high tide, water is just below the quay heading apart from at the furthest end from the bridge which is just lapping over. 

[YnysMon]

We might pass you then. We've gone past Thurne Mouth a few minutes ago. 

[kpnut]

Im taking it slowly, pootling along enjoying the sun. 
Here you come!

[kpnut]

Are you heading for stokesby?

[YnysMon]

Yes we went to Stokesby, but someone else beat us to it and there wasn't quite enough room for us to squeeze in behind them to get onto the electric. We turned around and are now at Acle Bridge BA moorings.

[kpnut]

There should be plenty of room for two boats at stokesby. Or is it that your cable isn’t long enough?

[YnysMon]

It was quite a long boat but had they moored a few feet nearer one end there would have been room for us. They had left a space behind them so that they could sit and fish.

We thought we'd lost Seren earlier on a walk along the river bank. The dogs startled a deer and ran off chasing it across a field. Pozzie gave up quite soon but Seren chased the poor thing all around the field and the the next field. Luckily she finally responded to Graham's whistle and ran back to us.

After the dog walk I walked into Acle to visit the Co-op there. 

[kpnut]

Heart in the mouth time when a dog does that. Finlay’s brother Charlie is a ****** for it, I don’t trust him at all when I look after him. 

Theoretically you should or could have asked them to move up a bit, but life’s too short. 🫤I wonder why it is that some folk just don’t think for others. 

[YnysMon]

I did consider asking them to move, but there had been plenty of space at Acle when we passed earlier.

Was the shop open when you were at Stokesby?

[YnysMon]

What a beautiful morning. It was very frosty first thing though. 

 

[YnysMon]

River level seems pretty much the same as yesterday.