The bridge looks fantastic and the sun is just coming up from behind the boatsheds ...
This is the hire yacht America and apparently she is stuck above the bridge. The Pilot who took us through on Tuesday told us it was most embarrassing as they'd got her upstream but couldn't get her back! She's due out on hire on Saturday so they'll be calling in lots of people to sit on her and weigh her down in the hopes that she'll pass under on the next low tide.
The first boat came through and it was oh so close!
The yacht that came through with us is also returning today ...
Hamish is patiently waiting for our turn ...
and then we're through and moored waiting to fill up with water ...
Once filled we said goodbye to Potter Heigham ...
and made our way back down the River Thurne passing chalets of all shapes and sizes ...
We passed a cute little narrow boat called James ...
and then caught up with the yacht we've been seeing quite regularly ...
At least the river wasn't filled with racing yachts today as we passed Thurne Dyke ...
A lovely little dyke with a windmill ...
and a swan flying ahead of us ...
The cows were by the river as we approached St Benet's Abbey ...
We moored here for coffee ...
and who should come along but a chap who'd been on holiday in Portreath during the summer and had stayed in the holiday let right behind us! He's a volunteer for the Broads Authority and we had a good old chinwag about Cornwall and Norfolk. It was such a lovely day that there were several yachts on the water ...
We left the mooring with everything lowered on the boat ready for Ludham Bridge and in no time at all were motoring up the River Ant past all the work that's going on ...
Then the bridge was ahead of us ...
and we were under it and away ...
As it was lovely weather there was no rush to get the windscreen back up so we kept moving until we reached How Hill where we moored for lunch. Hamish was settled ...
and the windmill was looking as good as ever ...
After a sandwich we took Hamish for a walk up to How Hill house and gardens which were looking particularly good today ...
We're just over there on the river ...
Unfortunately Toad Hole Cottage was closed today so we just walked out onto the riverside ...
and made our way back to the boat ...
We moved on upriver ...
into Irstead ...
and then onto Barton Broad ...
We took the route to Barton Turf where Crocus came from ...
and then headed back out to the main river ...
I was watching the undergrowth at the side of the river because on our trip down I'd seen two kingfishers. Suddenly one appeared and I took this photo. He's in the square. Can you see him?
Sadly we were now back at Richardsons yard ...
and found a mooring on Kingfisher Quay ...
Mike got the RV out of store and we began to sort out and pack our stuff. We treated ourselves to a meal at The Swan in Stalham as it was dog-friendly and so now we have one more night onboard and then we're off to Hampshire tomorrow.
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