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It looks beautiful along there in the early morning. I'd probably still be sleeping, and miss that . I love how some of the house have their own little water inlets, kind of like driveways for their boats!
Sunday 20 April – part two: enjoying the bird life in Ranworth Broad
We came into Horning, which is just full of beautiful properties, and yes I know you saw some of them on the way up, but heck, why not share some more shots with you again?
I have to say, by now, I was really enjoying my time out on the water, so I did have a look at the boating catalogue that they’d sent us. If we did it again, I’d probably only do it for a short break, and I’d want to try the Southern Broads, having seen a lot of the Northern Broads already. I did find a couple of boats on the Southern Broads that I liked the look of, and some of them included a bath and what’s described as a “household WC”, so I assume they may have “normal” flushes. I’ll say here that would be preferable to the pumping in and out you have to do on this boat every time you need to use the bathroom. Also, some of the beds are walk around, meaning you wouldn’t be right up against the side of the boat, which again would be preferable As I’m sure you can imagine, that can be a bit cold at night…
We’ll see… but I’m not ruling out a return visit to this part of the world, especially as Mark enjoys piloting the boat so much, and me, well I can take photos, do cross stitch or write trip report while he’s driving, so I’m happy!
We were soon back out into open water…
We passed by St. Benet’s Church…
We decided to take a detour and turn right into Ranworth Broad, which is known for its bird life, and its church. It was very different to suddenly be in a broad, rather than a river, although of course getting to it wasn’t that much different…
… although we did see a sight that I hadn’t been able to capture on camera before – these little cuties!
I also managed to capture this guy. I’m not sure what he/she is though…
Then suddenly we were in a huge expanse of water…
There were boats moored all over the place…
Then of course there was the wildlife. I managed to get a few good bird shots during our visit…
It even got warm enough to pull the canopy bit at one point.
This is a much slower-paced and relaxing vacation than your usual. At least, for you it is. Mark is still behind the wheel! Very nice to just relax, take pictures and stitch. It's a beautiful area. That one house with the ornate roof looks like it's out of the Black Forest!
What a fun time you guys were having! I'm really enjoying this report. This sort of boat trip never crossed my mind. It's turning out to be very relaxing and very enjoyable! Awww, those little ducklings!!
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It sure looks like the two of you are having a great time on the broads and waterways. Looks quite relaxing and all at your own pace.
That was quite an interesting piece about Queen Mary. That's so odd!
Your dinner at the Indian restaurant looked very good. Too bad that other group was so loud!
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This is a much slower-paced and relaxing vacation than your usual.
That's true, as shown by how much cross stitch I got done, and how quickly I was able to get the trip report posted when I got back. I always use that as my barometer to how busy a vacation was - how much time did I have during it to get the report written up! Let's just say the one for our current vacation will be going up very shortly when we get home, so I guess you could say that's been relaxing too!
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At least, for you it is. Mark is still behind the wheel!
Well, trust me, if he wasn't driving, we wouldn't have got very far at all!
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I did think you were posting at an odd hour your time... 
. I love how some of the house have their own little water inlets, kind of like driveways for their boats!
and what’s described as a “household WC”, so I assume they may have “normal” flushes. I’ll say here that would be preferable to the pumping in and out you have to do on this boat every time you need to use the bathroom. 
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