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Wow, Ickworth was beautiful!!! I would love to take pictures there..inside and out. And the lambs!!!! They are so darn cute. The one nursing on it's momma is priceless!
Spring has finally come for you all and it is beautiful! The lambs are so sweet. Of domesticated animals they are one of my favorites. We bought several stuffed ones for Stefanie.
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Wow, Ickworth was beautiful!!! I would love to take pictures there..inside and out. And the lambs!!!! They are so darn cute. The one nursing on it's momma is priceless!
There'll be a few more of those sort of shots before this trip is over...
Friday 18 April – part seven: our home for the next three nights!
Soon we were seeing signs for the Broads…
… and then we found our way to our boatyard. I’d like to say that we found it easily, but that would be a lie, as someone went haring past it, and we had to turn round and come back. Even better, when we got to the turn, there are two boatyards right next to each other, and you can guess what happened? You got it, we pulled into the wrong one first.
Finally in the right place, we were greeted, and our boat was literally right in front of us:
Mark let me get some photos before we fully furnished it with all the things we had bought with us.
The bathroom… not that big, is it?
It’s a pull flush toilet!
… and the shower is just stuck in the middle, so the place can get pretty wet…
Once we were offloaded, we went into reception, which is where we were told that our plans for Sunday probably wouldn’t work out, as it was unlikely we’d be able to get under the bridge that leads to Hinckling Broad, where we’d booked lunch. Apparently it’s spring tide, which hadn’t even crossed my mind. Oh well, we’ll have to come up with plan B. I’m sure we’ll manage…
With all our documentation in hand, we then got talked through everything on the boat, and got a short lesson in mooring, driving and rope tying. I have to say it was all Mark, as the less I have to do, the better.
Look how well he “parked” it!
Once the guy was confident that we knew what we were doing, and there was half a chance that the boat would come back in one piece on Monday, he let us go on our way…
Basically, we were heading up to Wroxham, which would be a three hour drive, and we left about 3:00pm, so speed really was of the essence. It was a bit surreal, as of course we were moving, and Mark was driving, so I set about unpacking everything. I would say that there really wasn’t that much storage space in this. It’s probably just as well it’s only for two people, as I think if you had more people, you’d be falling over each other’s stuff.
Finally, that was all done, and I could settle down to enjoy the view, charge the camera, and write the trip report. that is multi-tasking at its best!
We made our way slowly along…
… seeing some beautiful sailing boats…
… a variety of other watercraft…
… and some beautiful scenery…
I loved these guys with their life jackets on!
At one point, we did see cows, but it was very difficult to photograph them, as the reeds along the riverbank kept getting in the way.
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I don't know how I missed that you would be in Norfolk. I'm interested in seeing that area as I'm reading a mystery series set there. Love the tidy little boat!
I don't know how I missed that you would be in Norfolk. I'm interested in seeing that area as I'm reading a mystery series set there. Love the tidy little boat!
Oh cool - I hope we visit some of the places you're reading about.
The boat looks great. I bet that was such a fun adventure. I don't know if I would get sea sick on one so small though?
I love the old windmill looking things.....is that what they are? Super cool and great scenery along the way!
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.
The boat looks great. I bet that was such a fun adventure. I don't know if I would get sea sick on one so small though?
I often have issues with seasickness (that reminds me, I must stock up with my medication before our Med cruise! ) and I had no problems at all. Because it's not close to the sea, there wasn't much of a tide for most of our stay, so you barely moved at all.
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I love the old windmill looking things.....is that what they are? Super cool and great scenery along the way!
I'm not 100% sure. I think "windmill looking things" is the sort of description I'd give them. If anyone has a better description, do let me know!
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The lambs are so sweet. Of domesticated animals they are one of my favorites. We bought several stuffed ones for Stefanie. 
Even better, when we got to the turn, there are two boatyards right next to each other, and you can guess what happened? You got it, we pulled into the wrong one first. 
the place can get pretty wet… 
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