After being un-moored by vandals in Norwich we cruised down The Yare, stopping off again at the Brundall Boatique on the way and intended to stop to go to Pettit's at Reedham but found them closed and so cruised on to Oulton Broad directly. Di took the girls for a swim in the outdoor swimming pool in the Nicholas Everett Park which, whilst being old-fashioned and unheated was thoroughly enjoyed. We met again for tea at the cafe by the pool and then I went back to the boat to write up my logs.
Another disturbed night and tired on. We had a problem last night when some youths untied our boat and, if we had not heard them and seen them at it, we would have been floating off upstream with the tide. I called the police who came and checked the other moorings but there ws anot much else that they could do. It was all set to be another warm day today and so we made the decision to move off and cruise down to the coast to cool off. We left quite early, before the evergreen deliveryman arrived, and, at the suggestion of the harbourmaster, did not have to pay for the further day's stay. "Have this one on the house as a regular customer", he said, and then refused a tip which was very nice. We stopped at the Brundell Boatique on the way for our supples and then at Reedham Ferry Inn for a nice lunch and had intended to stop to go to Pettit's at Reedham but we found that they were closed on Saturdays.
We considered continuing to Great Yarmouth but the tides and bridge headrooms were not suitable and so we therefore cruised on to Oulton Broad directly. I telephoned ahead to book a mooring there and we tied up alongside another yacht in late afternoon. After exchanging pleasantries with the crew of the neighbouring yacht, we walked across to see the much-publicised Jeckells sale but it was disappointing and we found so little of their stock in the sale that there was nothing there that we could not live without. Di took the girls for a swim in the outdoor swimming pool in the Nicholas Everett Park and, though the pool was old-fashioned and unheated, the girls thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We met again for tea at the cafe by the pool and then I went back to the boat to write up my logs.