petersjoy Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, CambridgeCabby said: Currently moored up on Horning staithe , chilly but dry . We will have one night there, tomorrow or Wednesday, We want to have a meal in the Swan, they are dog friendly plus we have a voucher to spend towards a meal there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 We will probably pop up to the New Inn for a jar or two this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Well, I think that you are all very brave. I don't do "chilly". I certainly don't do "cold". I was once tasked to bring two cruisers from St Albans to Stalham in February, with a colleague. You might guess the heater on my boat did not work. I don't think that it ever worked. Indeed the same heater was present on a number of boats. It was a gas heater thing. You never knew if it was on or off. Cannot remember what it was called. I didn't care having lost interest in it. It was a black thing, stuck on the wall, inside the boat. Defied the Trades Description Act. I used to smoke in those days. Loved a gasper. My lighter packed up as if to compound my misery. Half way across Breydon. Got through Yarmouth OK and then that drag up the Bure. Not the most exciting part of the Broads ever. Certainly not in midwinter. Came to that bit where you continue up the Bure or you go up the Thurne. It is an optical illusion, well it was for me, suffering from hypothermia and one or two glasses of an exceedingly pleasant malt. So in a state of euphoria I found myself on my way to Potter. Me mate, me Besty, me Best Friend for Ever deserted me and carried up the Bure..................... Sorry about the pause. Started to fill up a bit there! Eventually, in the pitch dark got to Stalham. No Rangers about, they were all in slipper and pipe mode. Besty had long gone. I thought about calling an Ambulance but decided better of it. Thankfully Dearly Beloved was there waiting to capture me up.. I vowed never to go boating again in the winter. And I never have. But please, please, don't let me stop you ......enjoy what you can. Old Wussername. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 34 minutes ago, Wussername said: from St Albans to Stalham That's a long way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Smoggy said: That's a long way... St Olaves. Sorry. Just shows how emotional the whole experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 We are afloat from tomorrow for five days , hope to meet fellow members in our travels 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 Taxi rank acquired Lulu I said dont use all the sunshine up 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 34 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said: Lulu I said dont use all the sunshine up Sorry CC, we came home this morning as the sun had gone. We had obviously used up our allowance over the week! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 It is very grey and drizzly today. Are you getting used to your new boat CC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 hours ago, SwanR said: It is very grey and drizzly today. Are you getting used to your new boat CC? Slowly getting used to her , it will take a few years until I can handle her the way I could Cerise Lady though ,I think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrundallNavy Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 17 hours ago, CambridgeCabby said: Slowly getting used to her , it will take a few years until I can handle her the way I could Cerise Lady though ,I think I know that feeling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Still chilly but at least it’s drier 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewcook Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Hi yes it's lovely with fewer Boats except Richardson's and Herbert Woods now out and about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Manage to sneak in to “The Holy Grail” 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Good bit of mooring that Mr C I think that you've got the hang of it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargeandParge Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Stay alert 100 day boats have just been released from Wroxham Kindest regards Marge and Parge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 8 hours ago, MargeandParge said: Stay alert 100 day boats have just been released from Wroxham Kindest regards Marge and Parge Only 100? A quiet day then by the standards of summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Popped into Boulters to fill up then on to Potter , breezy but very pleasant out 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Lovely photos again. Each time we pass St Benet's the cross seems to be leaning even further over. I wonder how long before it falls over completely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 I always start singing “Always look on the bright side of life” in my head when I pass it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairTmiddlin Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 hour ago, YnysMon said: Lovely photos again. Each time we pass St Benet's the cross seems to be leaning even further over. I wonder how long before it falls over completely? Expect it will be resurrected by the 17th of April, in readiness for the bishops annual trudge through the mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 26 minutes ago, FairTmiddlin said: trudge through the mud ...and cow pats? Or do they keep the place free of cows in the weeks running up to the Bish's visit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 Left a very blustery yet dry Potter and had a very gentle cruise , left at The Ant , 8ft 2 under Ludham , quite a few hire craft out , now moored up on Gayes for our brunch before tucking Pipedreams up for a week 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 Hope to see some of you this weekend , we are afloat from early tomorrow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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