Tractorteds Travels

[Tractorted]

Well we’re made it, picked up swan rapture yesterday for two weeks & moored up at paddy’s lane for the night after a quick trip round Barton to charge the batteries. Today made it as far ludham bridge spying NYx when we left paddy’s lane and followed water rail down part of the Ant, she’s a much bigger boat than I thought but lovely, Richardson’s came out to sort a wobbly toilet seat & showed us how to operate the shower, we tried everything apart from pulling up the **** but we live & learn and we are both now cleaner. Now moored back at paddy’s lane ready for a trip to Richardson’s tomorrow to collect the car to go to a vintage tractor ploughing day at bacon, real friendly crowd as we found out 3 years ago. Not sure sure where Sunday night will find us but planning to cross Brendon on Tuesday, rest of the holiday awaits

[Guest]

Have a wonderful holiday Tractorted, I look forward to hearing what you get up to 

[BrundallNavy]

2 hours ago, Tractorted said:

Well we’re made it, picked up swan rapture yesterday for two weeks & moored up at paddy’s lane for the night after a quick trip round Barton to charge the batteries. Today made it as far ludham bridge spying NYx when we left paddy’s lane and followed water rail down part of the Ant, she’s a much bigger boat than I thought but lovely, Richardson’s came out to sort a wobbly toilet seat & showed us how to operate the shower, we tried everything apart from pulling up the **** but we live & learn and we are both now cleaner. Now moored back at paddy’s lane ready for a trip to Richardson’s tomorrow to collect the car to go to a vintage tractor ploughing day at bacon, real friendly crowd as we found out 3 years ago. Not sure sure where Sunday night will find us but planning to cross Brendon on Tuesday, rest of the holiday awaits

Assuming they don’t get stuck after all the rain we have had recently. 
 

 

[YnysMon]

On 17/09/2022 at 18:22, Tractorted said:

followed water rail down part of the Ant, she’s a much bigger boat than I thought but lovely,

Yes she is, she’s carrying three of us on this trip quite comfortably. 

[Tractorted]

Yesterday was spent travelling down the Ant, it’s been good to appreciate the Ant without thinking it was the end of the holiday, couldn’t have arrived at Ludham bridge at a better time, no queues at either side of the bridge, quick blast of the horn and we were through. Mooring decision taken we’d try Fleet dyke, nope all possibilities taken, St Bennett’s was also filled, next option Ranworth, mudweighting or mooring, ended up on the island, today was from there to Acle moored up at about 11.30 spent the rest of the day watching boats & reading( luxury nose in a book for a few hours) Alex tried fishing but nothing biting. watched the service from Windsor, off to watch Only Connect - might get one question right if really lucky, Tomorrow through Yarmouth & up to Loddon

[Tractorted]

We spent the night at pies mill at London as the staithe was full, early next morning we ventured to the staithe as a few boats had passed, one space so reversed in, swan rapture is so much better to reverse moor than calypso & that’s without using the bow thrusters, a walk up the village to find out he butchers, good call, Rosie’s was shut but found an excellent scone and coffee in the middle of the village , the one with the really high entrance step, can recommend the cheese scone with chutney. After stowing the supplies we headed of somewhere new to both of us, Rockland St Mary had been suggested to us by a boater when we had been moored at Acle, so turning right at the mouth of the Chet we headed up the Yare past the sugar factory. Rockland broad was quite magical combination of the slow speed all he wildlife and in the summer with all the water lilies flowering it must be breathtaking, we continued towards the staithe missing the floating walkway in the river, there was one space left at the staithe next to the slipway, selected reverse with a bit of helpful guidance from a fisherman & a minute touch of bowthruster we were in, so tea was going to be at the inn, nothing spectacular about the meal, just normal pub menu , expected a chicken curry with sauce but it was a dry sauce but tasty non the less. Left the staithe late morning heading for Acle, before we entered the broad a kingfisher was sitting on a lower branch and very happy to be admired while we passed, usually a flash of blue and they are gone, moored up at Hadley cross for lunch and watched water rail go by. Nearing the end of Breydon we watched a seal playing in the water. Now at Acle on the broads bank mooring, nobody been round for cash yet and the light is fading fast. Tea dishes are calling to be washed before they join tomorrow’s breakfast ones.

[YnysMon]

Coo! Missed each other twice!