Another beautiful morning!
Hamish and I went for a walk up the Weavers Way towards Potter Heigham and he was enjoying being off his lead ...
We turned around and made our way back to the windmill ...
After breakfast we went to the little shop at Thurne as last night we'd spotted a lovely painting for sale in the window. It is an original watercolour by Gill Smith of three river cruisers in full sail ...
We treated ourselves and bought it! Back to the boat and time to move on. We motored down the Thurne and turned up the Bure heading for South Walsham. Just for a change we had a trip around the Broad even going into the Inner Broad ...
It's so peaceful in here as few boats come this far ...
Then we returned past the waterside houses ...
and moored up for coffee ...
There's a nice walk alongside the river here so Hamish could have a run and we could watch the yachts sailing up to the Broad ...
We had a chat with this couple as they passed. Their yacht, the White Swan, was very new and had only been launched back in July this year - it was very big but they handled her so easily. After lunch we set off again back towards the Bure passing this heron which had just taken off ...
and spotting White Swan in the distance passing St Benet's Abbey ...
We popped into Ranworth Broad but just did a circuit and then left again as we were heading for Cockshoot Dyke for the night. We moored on the end so we could watch the boats on the main river ...
We weren't disappointed as a yacht and the Southern Comfort came past ...
After a cuppa we took Hamish for a walk along the boardwalk to the hide and sat for a while just watching the wildlife ...
Hamish is a dog who never forgets. He knows that we walk up to the hide one way and we return another way. However today this return route was taped off and he was not happy when he wasn't allowed along it ...
We returned to the dyke and began to walk towards the Ferry Inn but had to turn around when we found the water level was right up to and flooding the boardwalk ...
Hamish really wanted to go on as he'd spotted something ...
but we made our way back and settled down for the night.
Hamish and I went for a walk up the Weavers Way towards Potter Heigham and he was enjoying being off his lead ...
We turned around and made our way back to the windmill ...
After breakfast we went to the little shop at Thurne as last night we'd spotted a lovely painting for sale in the window. It is an original watercolour by Gill Smith of three river cruisers in full sail ...
We treated ourselves and bought it! Back to the boat and time to move on. We motored down the Thurne and turned up the Bure heading for South Walsham. Just for a change we had a trip around the Broad even going into the Inner Broad ...
It's so peaceful in here as few boats come this far ...
Then we returned past the waterside houses ...
and moored up for coffee ...
There's a nice walk alongside the river here so Hamish could have a run and we could watch the yachts sailing up to the Broad ...
We had a chat with this couple as they passed. Their yacht, the White Swan, was very new and had only been launched back in July this year - it was very big but they handled her so easily. After lunch we set off again back towards the Bure passing this heron which had just taken off ...
and spotting White Swan in the distance passing St Benet's Abbey ...
We popped into Ranworth Broad but just did a circuit and then left again as we were heading for Cockshoot Dyke for the night. We moored on the end so we could watch the boats on the main river ...
We weren't disappointed as a yacht and the Southern Comfort came past ...
After a cuppa we took Hamish for a walk along the boardwalk to the hide and sat for a while just watching the wildlife ...
Hamish is a dog who never forgets. He knows that we walk up to the hide one way and we return another way. However today this return route was taped off and he was not happy when he wasn't allowed along it ...
We returned to the dyke and began to walk towards the Ferry Inn but had to turn around when we found the water level was right up to and flooding the boardwalk ...
Hamish really wanted to go on as he'd spotted something ...
but we made our way back and settled down for the night.
2 comments:
It looks so lovely on your photos, it's somewhere I don't think I have ever visited.
Lovely to see it via your blog.
I love the White Swan!!!!!
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