Saturday, 26 April 2014

Norfolk Time!

The holiday was booked a long time ago and none of us knew how poorly Mike would be and so unable to accompany us to the Broads.  I left him in the very capable hands of the staff at Bodmin Hospital and set off in the Mini with Hamish beside me heading for Simon’s home in Ash Vale, Hampshire.

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We spent one night here and then on Saturday morning, with all our stuff loaded into Simon’s car, we left early to make our way to Norfolk.  After a stop at Thetford for a food shop with the boys, we arrived at Potter Heigham and found our home for the week – Flash of Light.

Hamish soon got comfy on my bed …

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We left the yard and Phill began to sort the galley to his liking while Ozzie found his hidey-hole …

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Simon was at the helm while we motored round to Ranworth and moored on the Staithe …

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We took the dogs for a walk to the church …

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After a game of Rummikub and a nibble of pizza to keep us going, the boys washed the boat down, erected the flag-staff and hooked us up to electric …

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I loved this sign in the door of the shop …

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