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Friday 18 April – part nine: mooring up for the night!
We also saw a bustling boatyard. Looking at it, you could see the one that we rented from was relatively small. We even saw one boat being put into the water…
It was fascinating to see this – I didn’t know they had these on the Norfolk Broads.
We saw some people who were being a little more active than we were.
Then we were through Horning and out on to the open water again…
The sun was casting some beautiful light on the water:
These geese were being fed by a couple of young kids – oh boy, we could see this one turning nasty at some point! There was an adult with them, but even so, geese can be lethal!
Soon we were coming into Wroxham, our destination for the night, and we’d certainly made it there a lot quicker than we thought we would. So much for three hours! I think we entered the outskirts of Wroxham a little after 5:10pm.
Before we knew it, we were entering the main part, and the bridge that you’d need a pilot boat to get you through. Ok, so we don’t want to do that. We want to moor somewhere here, but where? Mark turned around, so we could ask the Norfolk Broads Police Authority boat, and he pointed a bit further down. The mooring was Ł10 a night and a lot more during the day, but the guys there helped us considerably, as Mark had to back in – that’s right, no alongside mooring! Mark did really well and the guys pulled us in, and grabbed the ropes to moor us up, which made things so much simpler. All I had to do was throw them the ropes! Now if only it could always be that easy!
We paid our Ł10 for the night, and explained that we were planning on staying put until Sunday morning, and the guy told us he’d do a deal for us, which worked for us. This was our view:
We sat on the boat for a while, watching the world go by, which included swans and geese…
… and enjoying a nice glass (or in my case two ) of rose wine. Now this is the life!
Wonderful mooring spot in time for cocktail hour! I was interested to see how it worked with getting a mooring in these little towns. I imagine in high season there's a way to reserve a spot in advance?
What a beautiful ride! Are those mostly homes along the way? Some of them are adorable!
I'm assuming so, although where we moored in Wroxham, most of the properties you can see are rental homes, so that may be the case elsewhere along the Broads too.
Wonderful mooring spot in time for cocktail hour! I was interested to see how it worked with getting a mooring in these little towns. I imagine in high season there's a way to reserve a spot in advance?
not as far as I'm aware. It's first come, first served. You may find a mooring or you may not, that's why I'd hate to cruise in peak season. We paid for ours, but there was free mooring on the other side of the bridge, but you have to pay a pilot to get you through the bridge, which cost about as where we moored for the night.
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I kept looking at these oh so adoreable homes along the water with the lawns right against the Broads and thinking - Oh man my son would lose so many toys in the water. (soccer balls, baseballs, hockey pucks, etc...)
I kept looking at these oh so adoreable homes along the water with the lawns right against the Broads and thinking - Oh man my son would lose so many toys in the water. (soccer balls, baseballs, hockey pucks, etc...)
Now there's one disadvantage I hadn't thought of to living there!
Peaceful. I'm finding the photos to be very relaxing and peaceful thus far.
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There was an adult with them, but even so, geese can be lethal! 
Mark turned around, so we could ask the Norfolk Broads Police Authority boat, and he pointed a bit further down. The mooring was Ł10 a night and a lot more during the day, but the guys there helped us considerably, as Mark had to back in – that’s right, no alongside mooring! 
Now this is the life! 
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