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Oh wow, what a treat! Sunset and moonrise with perfect skies. Amazing photos!
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Monday 4 May – part one: something was screeching…
I woke up about 6:15am, which was pretty good, considering we’d gone to bed at 10:00pm last night. I heard the sounds of the dawn chorus outside, with all the various birds chirping away, but Mark had heard something very different in the middle of the night – what he described as “screeching” and he suspected it was an owl. My reaction? “You mean you didn’t get to photograph the owl?” Apparently that didn’t cross his mind – can’t think why…
We got up and I got a photo of the beautiful sun, which was already really strong outside…
It was actually helping to warm the boat up, and it was a heck of a lot warmer than the day before. We hadn’t needed to put the heating on last night or this morning, which was a big improvement. The weather had certainly warmed up.
I got some shots of what I assume was a bird of prey hopefully loitering for something…
We also saw this guy on the slipway before he decided to finally head into the water…
We were ready to leave just after 8:00am, and I know Mark was a bit worried about that, given we’d had some issues getting off the mooring yesterday lunchtime, but I figured he’d be fine, as I thought the wind would actually help us today. As soon as he started to untie the ropes, I could feel the boat moving into the river, so I told him to jump aboard, and we were away safely, with perhaps the easiest un-mooring (I’m not sure if that’s a word or not ) so far this trip.
As it was still early on a Bank Holiday Monday, for a while we were pretty much the only boat out on the Broads, or at least that’s what it felt like anyway, and it was a very cool feeling having the place to ourselves.
Wouldn’t you know it, we came to the turning for Rockland Broad about 10 minutes after we left? That was where we were going to spend the night last night, but we figured we were a long way from it. In fairness, it said it was a mile away, and I guess at three miles an hour, it would’ve taken a while to get there, and we could’ve arrived to find no mooring. We did fine with where we stayed last night in the end anyway…
As we were so alone out on the water, Mark even trusted me to take the helm (is that the right nautical expression? ) for a while, and got photographic evidence to prove it…
Mark’s not the only one who can do silly photos…
… finally a hint of a smile…
However, I was quickly back behind the camera where I’m happiest, especially when he said that there were some cows to the field on the right – and my goodness, there were tons of them. We did one pass…
Again, close how close they are to the water’s edge!
… then Mark did a U-turn, and we made another pass so I could see my buddies one more time!
I have to say, we weren’t quite sure what a couple of them were eating. It definitely wasn’t grass. It could’ve been twigs, and we hoped it was, but some of it looked very dark, and we just prayed it wasn’t plastic.
Wonderful sunshine! Glad it warmed you guys up.
Wow, you're hitting the cow jackpot here. They do get close to the edge, don't they? I suppose they know their land quite well. And yes, I'm wondering too what the heck they're eating. Let's go with sticks.
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Wonderful sunshine! Glad it warmed you guys up.
Wow, you're hitting the cow jackpot here. They do get close to the edge, don't they? I suppose they know their land quite well.
I guess so, but they were closer than I wanted to see...
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And yes, I'm wondering too what the heck they're eating. Let's go with sticks.
I'm catching up, so I'm going to post several times or I'll never remember what I wanted to say.
Oxburgh Hall is such a beautiful building. The grounds complement it nicely, too. The inside is equally beautiful, but I especially love the library with its secret door. Such intricate hangings. Wow! The photos from the top show some very stunning views.
This year's boat looks more spacious than the one you rented last year. The southern Broads seem awfully quiet, but you did get some awesome cow sightings along the way. Mooring did not seem like any fun at all. Lovely village nearby! I'm another who hates being cold as all my joints get very stiff.
Lovely photos of Lodden in spite of the rain. Sorry the rain was determined to interfere with your morning adventures. The food at Duke's Head looked very delicous. Thank goodness the sun has returned.
All caught up now! Beuachamp Arms pub actually looked lovely and your food looked delicious. Thank goodness it exceeded expectations. So nice that the weather has warmed up nicely.
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Apparently that didn’t cross his mind – can’t think why… 
) so far this trip. 
That was where we were going to spend the night last night, but we figured we were a long way from it. In fairness, it said it was a mile away, and I guess at three miles an hour, it would’ve taken a while to get there, and we could’ve arrived to find no mooring. We did fine with where we stayed last night in the end anyway… 
We did one pass… 
It could’ve been twigs, and we hoped it was, but some of it looked very dark, and we just prayed it wasn’t plastic. 
How great to find so many cows on your journey today! 
So nice that the fair weather brought out the wildlife, and you even got more cow sightings. 
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