Friday, 27 April 2012

South Walsham to Stalham

We set off this morning in fine weather passing a mum and babes and a heron …

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but it wasn’t long before the black clouds appeared …

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We turned up the River Ant and after lowering the roof on the move, we shot Ludham bridge …

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After a short coffee stop we continued up-river passing How Hill and while I was at the helm Phill kept the windscreen clear for me until we reached Irstead Staithe …

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We had some company at the mooring …

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and a beautiful traditional cruiser, which had been converted to electric, motored past …

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Phill wanted to buy another painted stone so we went to the stall for him to choose one …

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Smile - you’re on a camera …

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After a lovely fry-up lunch we set off again in dry weather but it wasn’t long before the heavens opened and this time it was Jamie who got dressed in full wet weather gear to keep the windscreen clear …

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The river splits and we took the route that would take us back to the yard at Stalham …

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Taking Hamish for a walk around the yard I spotted our old boats Crown Gem 4 and Capri moored up …

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As it was our final evening on board we had a last game of Rummikub, popped over to Tesco to shop and to fill the motorhome with fuel ready for the return journey.

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