Through the 10.30am Haven bridge lift, across Breydon Water and up the River Yare to Norwich where we met up with Daniel and Isabel. In Dan’s car for an evening meal and to view Daniel’s new pad at 23 Cedar Road
We did not sleep particularly well last night as the noise of the dock-side activity at Great Yarmouth Town Quay was rather disturbing. At least we kept warm enough by covering ourselves with all the available blankets and coats. Di was first up and made drinks for the rest of us and then we just had a wash as the water temperature did not seem warm enough for a shower. I checked on channel 12 with Yarmouth Radio and they told me that a Haven Bridge Lift was provisionally planned for 10.30am which suited us as it was High Water this morning and our departure would have been otherwise delayed.
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Di went shopping for some supplies and I was about to go and get some photocopies when my portable VHF radio fell into the water, and I was rather grief stricken with the loss. Then all set, we untied and went under the lifted Haven Bridge with a coaster and then across Breydon Water and on up the River Yare. We took turns to helm on a sunny but dry and cold day and kept on cruising up past Brundall and on into Norwich where we renewed our acquaintance with the friendly harbourmaster.
He is always pleased to see us and had recognised me on the BBC Look East TV programme the other day. Sometime chatting and then we went on to moor up the top and to await the arrival of Daniel and Angela. It was after 6.00pm before they arrived, and we all went in Daniel's car to a restaurant for an evening meal and after to see Dan's pad at 23 Cedar Road which was pleasant enough. Then the walk home on a cold night but we soon had the boat heating on and got the girls into bed.