Trev and Bob,s boating blog in pictures

[quo vadis]

I am not going to tell you on here because everyone will go there but it sounds like London  no soddom

[diesel falcon]

Saint olaves to night.....

[quo vadis]

Oh has it fallen over

[jillR]

from a recumbent posture

[diesel falcon]

Hi all,

it been a at bit quite on hear lately, due to 3 recent events, which have taken president over the blog,but the good news??, lol is we are boating next weekend!!, and hope to get some shots for the blog, in the mean time here,s a few shot,s from a recent trip to a local canal, they are from Foxdon locks,near Market Harbourgh............

 

 

 

Top lock

 

 

The way down

 

 

Pull!!, Look mum the boats level with the roofs!

 

 

Bridge 61 pub.

 

 

Bottom Lock....and Bridge 61

 

Canal bridge

 

Goodbye!

 

 

Long way up!

 

Not the broads but made it a walk with the camara

back to normal after the weekend.....hopefully!

 

 

[quo vadis]

you will never be normal

[SwanR]

Love the photos. English countryside is so picturesque especially on a nice sunny day.

[diesel falcon]

you will never be normal

That,s better defo back to normal!!

[diesel falcon]

Oh no, guess what the blogs back!!,

Anyway we set off for the boat on Friday evening and had a good drive down the a47, the temperature outside was 28.5 c, phew.....thank god for climate control!!, by the time we got to st olaves it was 6 30pm and was still 24 c with a sea breeze, we unpacked the kitchen sink!! , and filled the boat up with water, the poor old girl needs a good clean,after 3 months of neglect...any volunteers?(thought not! lol)

At 7 30 we started the engine,s and proceeded out of the mariner and down the Waveny , we then cracked open a beer and a wine , ,it was good to be out on the river and such great weather, we cruised up the Yare for as long as we could, but stopped at Langly upstream, don,t know why they have changed the name ,always knew it as Langly Dyke?.

 

We got moored up at about 945, inbetween two other boats on the straith,as it was busy!! who,s let it out of the bag!!!

A couple of drinks were had and a cold meal, then it was time for a well earned sleep,we woke to a stunning morning, so it was covers off ,first thing.......................................

Langly upstream! around 11am

 

We let go the ropes when ready and turned to port at the end of the dyke we had agood run up with the tide ,and met this guy .......................

 

We took the short cut through Surlingham broad it looked smashing in the good weather and tree,s fully in foalage,there was a nice woody aswell........................

 

 

We ended up moored at Coldham hall for the night, had a nice meal and drinks a wonderful day on the southern broads,

A WORD OF WARNING ......THERE ARE A LOT OF MOSQUITO,S ABOUT, OUCHH, ITCH,ITCH!!

 

Whilst moored on the stern on mooring at coldham, i happend to notice something on sunday morning, here,s a picture of the moorings, if you notice there a weed? with a feather attached, for a bit of fun.....what do you think lives in the weed?? i ll post up photographic evidence later!

[Hockham Admiral]

Lovely pics, Trev.... you did get the weather, didn't you? 

[diesel falcon]

Saturday was great weather Sunday overcast but warm, nobody wants to guess what lives in the plant??

[quo vadis]

Let me think, now what could it be? some sort of steelworks

[Gracie]

An Elephant  Seriously I have no idea, do Kingfishers nest in places like that? Knowing you Falcon, nothing as simple as that lol

 

Grace

[diesel falcon]

Kingfisher?? No think tiny??

[quo vadis]

A very tiny steelworks

[diesel falcon]

[SwanR]

Lovely photos - really enjoyed looking at those and being reminded of our holiday - can't believe it's almost three weeks since we came back now.

 

Just wanted to add about the name of the moorings at Langley Dyke. Last year part of these moorings was being renewed when we were there - someone told us it wasn't being extended just replacing the quay heading and laying a path of sorts. 

 

We went back this year and used both the old and new areas, thereby discovering that one end is called Langley Downstream and one is called Langley Upstream. No idea why two separate names unless it is because the moorings aren't strictly speaking one continuous line along a straight bank?

 

 

 

 

[Gracie]

Totally agree Jean, the photos are stunning, I'm still trying to figure out what lives in that plant lol, come on peeps, any ideas? Could we have a couple of clues please Falcon?

 

Grace

[BroadScot]

A RED Admiral?

[diesel falcon]

A quick flutter?? with a members boat at oulton broad, first name is the nickname of this creature??,there you go gracie

[Gracie]

Ok, I give up, Iv'e been tearing my hair out over this, I really have lol, I even googled Tiny Creatures of the Norfolk Broads....is it a Whirliygig Beetle (I think that's how you spell it) other than that I have no Idea, the only members Boat on Oulton that I know of is The Jenny Morgan, so please put me out of my misery Falcon, I just know it's going to be something everyone knows about and I am going to die with embarrassment    lol

 

Grace 

[MauriceMynah]

Wren?

[diesel falcon]

There you go Gracie!!  it is a wrens nest, jenny bieng the nickname for a Wren.....will post pic tonigh;t well done mauricemynah!

[ranworthbreeze]

I can just picture Grace, steam billowing from her ears!  
So near but so far away from the answer. Well done John (MM) I was wondering if it might be a Wren.

Looking forward to the pictures Trevor.
 

Regards

Alan

[BroadScot]

I can just picture Grace, steam billowing from her ears!  

So near but so far away from the answer. Well done John (MM) I was wondering if it might be a Wren.

Looking forward to the pictures Trevor.

 

Regards

Alan

Hi Alan,

 

You underestimate our Gracie, she will take it all in her stride.....THEN clobber you over the head with a frying pan!

 

 

Iain