Last week we managed to grab a few days away on one of our own hire boats. We chose Royall Oak as this is our favourite boat. The weather was scorching and couldn’t be better. This was Raven’s first holiday afloat as Tillie is an old ‘sea dog’ already! I hope you like the pictures.
Royall Oak moored at Coltishall Raven cooling off in the long grass
Another boat of our fleet Royall Commander 2 Approaching Horning
Tillie & Raven looking out over Ludham marshes Nigel sailing is gun punt ‘Shoveler’
A couple of examples of Norfolk drainage mills
Approaching Barton Broad Nigel relaxing at Barton Staithe
Exploring narrower waterways in Shoveler Hunsett Mill on the River Ant
A boat ‘shooting’ the very low Potter Heigham Bridge Tillie & Raven in Shoveler
Raven hoping to enjoy a pub lunch The Pleasure Boat Inn garden at Hickling
Aboard Shoveler again Overlooking Herbert Woods Boatyard Potter Heigham at sunset
The Norfolk Wherry ‘Albion’ Walking near South Walsham marshes
For a more detailed write up, Nigel has blogged about our holiday from the perspective of his boat ‘Shoveler’ over on the Royalls Boatyard Blog
Lovely post about the Broads, will make sure we post the story on our blog www.easyrouteholidays.com
ReplyDeleteIt looks so lovely where you are. I recognised some of the names from the Swallows & Amazons books I read as a child:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.