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You could start a tradition of boating all kinds of waterways in Europe. Maybe somewhere in Holland next? A fun way to see different sights than by other modes.
If we did, I'd want it to be on a river cruise, rather than boating ourselves. You do need some help mooring up (well at least we do - the fact I really am no good at boating doesn't help! ) and I wouldn't feel that confident trying to do that in a foreign country. I do like the idea of river cruises in Europe and I have looked into them before. It's certainly on the (very long) list of possible things to do in our future...
I also wouldn't go boating anywhere else in the UK, as when we did the River Thames we had locks to contend with and that, to me, wasn't fun. It was quite hard work and that's not my idea of a vacation, having to work!
Finally all caught up! I've had limited computer time over the last couple of days and it's been odd not reading your reports every morning. Nicely equipped little boat, and Mark is doing a great job maneuvering. Lovely countryside and it's ended up being great weather, too. Wouldn't be a Chez TR without some cows! I've done a lot of boating along the Maine coast (sailing) and love everything about it, even the small spaces.
Finally all caught up! I've had limited computer time over the last couple of days and it's been odd not reading your reports every morning.
I'm glad to see you posting again - I had been wondering whether you were Ok, as I noticed you hadn't been around the last couple of days.
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Nicely equipped little boat, and Mark is doing a great job maneuvering.
He did an amazing job all weekend long - I certainly wouldn't want to do it and on the few times I did steer briefly for a couple of minutes, it was tougher than he made it look.
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Lovely countryside and it's ended up being great weather, too. Wouldn't be a Chez TR without some cows!
Well, for me, it wouldn't be a proper vacation with cows!
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I've done a lot of boating along the Maine coast (sailing) and love everything about it, even the small spaces.
Hmmm..... when we finally make it to New England (one of these years I'm sure ) there's another idea to add to the itinerary...
The boat looks great, and it looks like they clean it well between rentals! I would love to take a trip like that someday.
Oh my goodness, they do! We saw them cleaning the boats when we returned ours and we couldn't believe how much went into it - I tell you, if you work at a boatyard, you work really hard with all that cleaning.
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Catching up....
The lambs are so cute! Ickworth was well worth the stop.
Yay, you're on the boat! The responsibility angle didn't even cross my mind. I suppose it could be a bit overwhelming if you've never driven and/or "parked" a boat before. The scenery is beautiful so far!
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I'm glad to see you posting again - I had been wondering whether you were Ok, as I noticed you hadn't been around the last couple of days.
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Hmmm..... when we finally make it to New England (one of these years I'm sure ) there's another idea to add to the itinerary...
I've been babysitting Juliana while her parents were away this weekend. I go there usually for a weekend a month and have limited time to check in while there!
You'd better get to New England one of these years! I mean to return the favor you did me last year in London and show you around Boston!
Catching up....
The lambs are so cute! Ickworth was well worth the stop.
Yay, you're on the boat! The responsibility angle didn't even cross my mind. I suppose it could be a bit overwhelming if you've never driven and/or "parked" a boat before. The scenery is beautiful so far!
It's certainly not as straightforward as you'd imagine for first timers. Piloting a boat does take some getting used to - and I'm so glad it's something Mark likes to do, as otherwise we wouldn't be going, as it's definitely not my sort of thing.
I've been babysitting Juliana while her parents were away this weekend. I go there usually for a weekend a month and have limited time to check in while there!
You'd better get to New England one of these years! I mean to return the favor you did me last year in London and show you around Boston!
I am hoping to. I want to visit in the fall to see the colours. It was going to be 2016, but now it's looking more like 2017 or 2018... we'll hopefully get there one day.
Beautiful scenery! I wasn't expecting a stove to be on the boat. Nice little setup there!
I think all the boats have cooking facilities of some kind, as a lot of people do bring their own food and cook on board. We only cooked breakfast on board, but obviously for families, cooking your own meals can be a great money saver rather than eating out every night.
Friday 18 April – part eight: sailing through the Broads
Soon we were seeing beautiful churches…
… and windmills…
Then we had to make a decision which way to go. I knew we wanted to go to Wroxham, so left it was!
Almost as soon as we made the turn, you could immediately see that this stretch of the river was a lot busier.
Soon we were passing the ruins of St. Benet’s Abbey…
Then we were passing the entrance to one of a number of smaller broads that come off this river – this one takes you to Ranworth…
We passed through Horning Staithe next…
… before heading back into more open water…
Soon we were coming into Horning, and this was filled with beautiful properties…
Can you imagine what it must be like to live here? Actually, I’m not sure I could. On one hand, I bet it’s amazing, but equally, I can imagine that it gets absolutely mobbed out here on the water in the peak summer period.
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) and I wouldn't feel that confident trying to do that in a foreign country. I do like the idea of river cruises in Europe and I have looked into them before. It's certainly on the (very long) list of possible things to do in our future... 
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and on the few times I did steer briefly for a couple of minutes, it was tougher than he made it look. 
We saw them cleaning the boats when we returned ours and we couldn't believe how much went into it - I tell you, if you work at a boatyard, you work really hard with all that cleaning.
Great pictures from your travels so far! 
The scenery is quite nice, too. 
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