A Round Trip of the Norfolk (and Suffolk) Broads

On our recent holiday we decided to see just how much of the Broads we could cover. In the end we did 155 miles and only missed a few places out that we often go to anyway. Most places now have electricity supplied which meant we could leave the overnight heaters on. (Sheri feels the cold!) I was always up early for a trek with the dog and an Ordnance Survey map. So - did you try to guess the locations before I labelled them? Have a go now. The answers are at the bottom.

Answers to the locations numbered 1-15 reading left to right top to bottom. 1. Cockshoot Broad. 2. Coltishall Green. 3 Fudge on otter watch at Irstead Common. 4. Stokesby. 5. A frosty morning at Sutton Staithe. 6. The very end at Locks Inn Shipmeadow. 7.Casting off from South Walsham. 8. Rowan Craft public mooring at Geldeston. 9. Potter Heigham. 10. Potter Heigham bridge. 11. Ranworth Broad (Malthouse really) 12. A misty morning at Burgh Castle. 13. Stalham Town Staithe. 14. Evening sun over Geldeston. 15. North Cove in the evening. VIDEO TO FOLLOW IN DUE COURSE!

Tarquin and his Mankini

Following his appearance on the Show this morning in his new outfit, my doorman Tarquin agreed to pose for this pic after so many of you wanted to see him and his mankini! This could be the first of many but for anyone who's ever got a Brainteaser question wrong, this will be an all too familiar sight !!!!

T-SHIRT still on tour !

Although it's now four years since the famous issue of my 25th anniversary t-shirt, there are still parts of the world that they've not been to. so, it was good of Dom from Rendelsham who sent me these pics after returning from a trip to Borneo. "Being a trip of a lifetime to an exotic country I thought it only right to take along a bit of Norfolk and record it for posterity. Here are the pics. One from one of the best hotels on the island, the other from ....... well, not the best hotel.... a real headhunters house complete with skulls."
Cheers Dom - will yours be the last of the t-shirt travels??

September Cruise photo album

Reminder if you're interested in this subject you can find more on my other blog http://www.norfolk-broads.blogspot.com/

Well done Sheri Webb !

Here's just a couple of pics that Sheri took whilst we were moored up at Sutton Staithe during our recent break. Hope you like them and look out for the forthcoming video clips too! For more pictures and video of the Norfolk Broads go to my other Blog http://www.norfolk-broads.blogspot.com/

What A Great Pic Mik

I'm grateful to Mick of Boston for sending me this copy of a great pic he took recently at St.Peter Mancroft church in Norwich. It's one of those rare moments captured forever. We've been guesing at what they're looking at. Perhaps you know?

Norfik Dew Diffrent!

Monday 1st September and one of my jobs with the Radio Car is to go to Wiveton where the Parish Council have put up some new signs on the approach to the lovely little North Norfolk
village. Take a look.

Sunday 17th August POTTER HEIGHAM COUNTRY FAYRE

It's always a compliment to be invited back after opening an event such as this and it's now our fourth year at this lovely Country Fayre.
We love the fact that it's more of your traditional occasion with straw bales round the arena, old tractors, vintage cars and the real feel of the community spirit.

Every year we've arrived in the arena by a different mode of transport. Last year it was a stretched limo but this year it was a tractor and trailer. Fortunately the manure was already spread so as you can see I made myself at home on the bench in my country squires outfit!

Here's some of our friends from The East Coast Truckers fund raising again. The big Convoy is next Sunday don't forget.

Also wee represented were members of the NICE Society who bring along their lovingly restored engines to chug away to the delight of the crowd old and young.
Here I am on one of the vintage tractors in the line-up. I can remember working on a farm in my school holidays and always trying to get behind the wheel of one

of these. Never did get the chance so you can't blame me for

taking advantage now although I didn't get her started.

Just behind me was an old horseless carriage which had been partly restored and just look at the motorbike on show. Right next to the Hillman Imp Police car. Can't be many of them around now. Imagine if they were still in use! Included in the pics below are the charity auction which raised over £700 and the dog racing which culminated in the handlers final when the humans got to run down the course. Question is, was the girl in the lead pushed or did she trip? A great afternoon supported by a fine break in the weather netting around £3,500 for the MIDAS Charity who'll be spreading it over a number of good causes. If you came along thanks for your support and well done everyone involved on a magnificent show.