Odd, very odd....

[Polly]

Odd things have been happening....

Act 1

Firstly, I got up yesterday to see that our valuable  gangplank wasn't there.  it had left Brilliant, sandwiched as she was between two other boats on a calm night,  and vanished entirely.

i had spared no expense making this item from an old bookshelf and the remnants of a tin of varnish; indeed, the budgie grit in the last coat has been known to attract the odd seagull, it is a work of art. 

Act 2

Broad Ambition to the rescue, did I mention that Griff was moored nearby? He kindly offered to check the margins out on his way to Wroxham and later Griff texted to say he had found the item at the end of the broad, sticking out from the reeds and that it was aboard. I think he thought we were headed for Acle, but we weren't... :)

 

Act 3 

The plank returns. Moonlight Shadow on her northern progress took the plank aboard at Acle and delivered it it me in the Whimp in the middle of Malthouse Broad, Keith and Lisa then set off in a balletic manner pirouetting up Ranworth Dam. Was it relief at a treasure restored? Is it a new stinky fashion to wreak vengeance on ziggy zaggy sailies? 

As I said.....odd, very odd.

Edited September 13, 2015 by Polly

[retired]

Is there going to be an Act 4 tomorrow? 

[BrundallNavy]

It's this sort of behaviour I really enjoy about this forum.  Well done all.

 

doug.

[Polly]

There could be an Act 4... Brilliant, Windmill Lady and Moonlight Shadow are planning to execute that difficult classic, Mudweight Raindance on Black Horse tomorrow, the weather promises, or threatens, to be perfect for this event.

[retired]

Ohh wish we were there easily the best place to mud plug North in my opinion anyway and the fishing's not bad either

 

 

[imtamping2]

Da da dahhhhn....... BA to the rescue

[Springsong]

There is the current Mrs G on deck and myself in the reddish shirt, we did the actual removing from the water in an ultra smooth piece of team work whilst Griff was at the helm 

[Polly]

I was so happy, to be reunited with my boarding plank, it had suffered not at all for Its hours in the water. Thank you Barry for the MOB rescue.

Edited September 14, 2015 by Polly

[BroadAmbition]

The funny thing was, as I was tootling down toward the far end of the Broad, - Barry with his usual words of wisdom stated 'I can't see it having floated this far' at the exact moment I spied it and said 'That one then Barry?' - The timing was perfect

Griff

[Warp]

Lack of budgie grit can lead to smuggling issues...

[SteveO]

I would just like to say that Act 4 passed off uneventfully and we spent a pleasant few hours rafted up, sampling Lisa's excellent sloe and vanilla Gin and catching up. Thanks to Pauline and Phil, we were treated to an excursion down the broad and back in Brilliant and I even got to take the helm for a stint - absolutely Brilliant! , before a passing shower forced us back to Moonlight Shadow. Lisa discovered her saily side in The Whimp  - I have never seen a boat steered by a wooden spoon before!  Meanwhile, Keith, Phil Nikki and I chilled out on the amazing Moonlight Shadow, which became our official "mother ship" for the day.

Sadly we had to leave mid-afternoon to come home, but a very pleasant time spent in fine company made one of the highlights of a very memorable short break.

Steve

[Polly]

Ahhh yes, the wooden spoon.....

the Whimp's proper tiller got left on the mooring, so I improvised with a pair of wooden spoons lashed together with Duck Tape

[BroadAmbition]

Makes a change from Wet-Wipes

Griff

[Polly]

Wet wipes can do great things, but steer a dinghy? Probably not

[MauriceMynah]

Sew 'em together and use 'em as sails. Just don't chuck ya used sails down BA's toilet!