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Enjoying our quiet mud-weight mooring in Oulton Broad fishing and then by Jolly to the quay and on by taxi to Lowestoft for a typical seaside day, as the family enjoyed the beach, "Punch and Judy" at children’s corner and all and me a couple of plates of fresh seafood.
After a sunny start, a sea mist rolled in and it became quite chilly with the breeze and so we returned for the Oulton Broad Gala Day as the girls swam in the old-fashioned outdoor pool and then to cast off for the long cruise through Somerleyton, St Olaves and on to Burgh Castle for the night marvelling at the Roman ruins. France and Britain reject negotiations with Iraq unless it withdraws from Kuwait.
We had a lovely quiet night at our mud-weight mooring in Oulton Broad and then I got up early on to continue my fishing. I had caught a couple of nice roach last night and I had my first bream of the holiday this morning. After breakfast, the Jolly took us safely ashore where we moored on a congested quay. The entire area was very busy indeed. Once we were ashore, we went straight on to Lowestoft by taxi and had our morning drinks before settling the family on the beach. I got the deck-chairs and wind-breaks and then walked the girls along to the 11.30am performance of "Punch and Judy" at children’s corner. Whilst they were there, a TV camera was taking pictures and then later on this evening, the girls were on TV as the news was showing the Bank Holiday crowds at the seaside enjoying typical seaside entertainment! I passed some time by having a couple of plates of fresh seafood and chatted to the stall-holder who had a Mitsubishi transportable telephone like mine.
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Cruising from Beccles Yacht Station to Burgh St Peter for lunch at The Waveney Inn and then on to moor with a mud weight on a quiet part of Oulton Broad. I did some fishing and the family watched a video. Daniel called to say that he had been working at "The Jolly Abbot" in Abbotsley with his friend Steve and earned £14.50 plus tips! The Iraqi Foreign Minister agrees to meet UN Secretary General at end of the month in Jordon and Iran opens its borders to refugees.
I was awake at 7.00am on as the other boats started to move. Di managed to get to the yacht station laundry first this morning and we had breakfast whilst it was in the machine. The day started cool and dull but soon started hotting up later. Once we were ready, we cruised on to Burgh St Peter (The Waveney Inn) and just about managed to moor up and have our Sunday lunch at the Waveney Inn. We all had the roast which was good, but the meals were very expensive. I joined the family for a swim and hair wash afterwards, but Debbie was a bit weepy and did not like being teased.
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From Great Yarmouth to Beccles to moor by the swimming pool pontoons after a noisy and unsettled night but the girls had slept well, and Helen was enjoying her stay on the boat and being useful. Daniel telephoned us today and reported that all was well at home. United Nations endorses the use of force if necessary, to carry out a naval blockade against Iraq.
I had an unsettled night as there was a lot of harbour noise and waves and I had not done a very good job of mooring the boat so that the gunwales were banging on the quay until I re-positioned the fenders in the early hours and got some sleep. Della was in with us at 7.00am and eventually Diana got up to make the morning drinks. The girls had settled much better in their beds last night and had worked out how to sleep together without problems. We had some discussion about going around the coast via Wells again but the tide was all wrong and we had the Jolly in tow which would have got in the way. We therefore set off inland as originally planned and had the first of the flood tide at 9.00am.
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After getting up early on a very warm, humid and sunny day, I cast off from the Stracey Arms early on the ebb and then arrived in Yarmouth at the Town Hall Quay at 8.30am. I mopped the decks and we had breakfast on the way so that we could make an early start and the girls thus enjoyed the pier Play-deck, Joyland, the pony-and-trap for a trip along the front and Pleasurebeach.
Some crab fishing with Della, a ‘Carry On’ video to watch and then for once, the Iraq crisis plays second fiddle to the main news which is the expected release of the Irish hostage in the Lebanon, Mr Brendan Keenan. Iraqi tanks and troops surround embassies in Kuwait.
I was first awake on at 6.00am and decided to get myself and the family up, starting with Diana and her morning coffee. Debbie and Helen were already awake and I gave them orange juice which was all right. We cast off from the Stracey Arms early on the ebb and then arrived in Yarmouth at the Town Hall Quay at 8.30am. We had breakfast on the way on a warm and humid morning and I mopped the decks whilst under-way with Debbie helping me on the helm to save time. We were therefore able to make an early start for our day in Yarmouth. The girls thus enjoyed the pier Play-deck, Joyland, the pony-and-trap for a trip along the front and Pleasurebeach.
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