On our way to Norfolk we enjoyed lunch in a country park which was in a beautiful woodland setting. We then journeyed on to our holiday home, a spacious bungalow on the water’s edge and after unpacking we strolled by the water’s edge admiring the boats. We then travelled into Wroxham where we enjoyed a delicious dinner overlooking the river where we watched the swans gliding past.
The next day was spent sailing down the River Ant and River Bure before stopping at Ranworth. We then returned to Horning for a lovely pub lunch.
As always on the Broads we are treated to seeing lots of bird life which is pointed out to us by our qualified instructors.
During the week we took the opportunity to visit Great Yarmouth and apart from a brief visit to the amusements we all enjoyed a very competitive game of 10 Pin Bowling which was won by Horace !!
Our next trip out onto the Broads was the highlight of the week for a number of our group who had not experienced sailing before. Several took the chance to take the tiller and later in the day they even had the chance to take the wheel on the cruiser, all done under the watchful eye of our instructor Steve.
Unfortunately the end of the week came much too quickly and after a trip through the beautiful countryside we stopped for lunch at yet another country pub where we all said our goodbyes, exchanging phone numbers with promises to keep in touch.
There were many highlights of the trip, which included Bruce taking the tiller and driving the cruiser; Jeremy sitting on the front at Yarmouth and whilst on the boats being in charge of the tiller; Horace ten-pin bowling; Rachel singing, especially on the boat; Jeanette being looked after; Paul enjoying Yarmouth and the countryside; and Beryl enjoying everything.
This was yet another very nice week spent on the Norfolk Broads
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