Noah’s ark aground in Norfolk

Tidal river not just any old river

I went across Braydon on my own aged 15, dad had a Mayland 16 at the time, it got thumped by a `Herbert Woods hire boat damaging the transom and outboard bracket while on holiday on the northern rivers.

The boat was left with HW at their yard where it was repaired. Only trouble was it was near the end of the holiday meaning arrangements had to be made to get back to the car at Hardley Dyke. 
A couple of weeks later dad heard from HW - The Out House Mouse was ready for collection; only trouble was the logistics of car shuffles etc weren’t so easy this time round.

Dad then hit upon the obvious solution - seeing as I could drive the boat but not the car I was tasked with boat delivery! 

A distance of around 26 miles and around 6 odd hours, I remember waiting the tide for a short time at Yarmouth, an uneventful trip as it should be; Phil rightly mentions the channel is well marked- by sodding great wooden posts!

Deleted as mis read the article.

Word on the street is they hired from Richardsons - to be fair to them there booking enquiry only asks number of pets not type 🤪👍

That said the symbol for a pet is a dog, not a rabbit so infer from that what you will 🧐

My bitch who I named Jetzie was an old English squirrelhound also known as a Battersea dogs home random whippet mongrel thing. Chasing of squirrels in Bushy Park was encouraged. She was my animal for 16 years and died on my lap and pissed on my trousers.

One day I was out walking the dogs with my mum, who had two lurchers, and there was a bloke in the park feeding a squirrel. It was like he had tamed it.

Unfortunately for him Jetzie belted over to the squirrel, killed it then ran off. No retriever that dog but a good killer.

Fortunately for me I was out of sight (it's a known quality) and the random Battersea dogs home whippet mongrel disappeared as fast as she had arrived.

I sometimes feel sorry for the bloke with the squirrel. Not often.

Having just hired from Richardsons I can confirm they really do major in the documentation that comes with the boat on the hazards associated with transiting Yarmouth and across Breydon.

In fact they were actively discouraging people from not going beyond Stokesby when we went a few weeks ago.

Of course people are required to read the stuff but if you don't then you deserve the big recovery bill that comes your way when you balls it up.