On our first full day aboard for a long time, we suffered in the sweltering heat and Diana was really suffering in the heat, carrying far too much weight, hardly able to walk around the walkway getting far too hot but we persisted and moved from Ranworth to Potter Heigham.
The main news is of the horrific genocide in Rwanda and of the international relief agencies trying to cope with it.
Our first full day on the boat for a long time and the process was made the more difficult by the hot sun raising temperatures to the high 80'sF.
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The first night went well with Sam settled in his travel box and sleeping through without waking. I woke up before 6.00am but then went back to sleep until it was after 8.00am that I stirred myself and had a wash and shave before dressing.
Then out with Sam for him to relieve himself before his breakfast after which ours followed. We did not leave Ranworth Staithe too soon this morning but let Debbie go for another sail around the broad, Della took rest in the boat and then Diana and I went for a walk for a while. By this time Diana was getting overheated and so we cast off and cruised back down the dyke and then downstream on the River Bure.
Diana had taken to her bunk, and it was left to me to find some shady moorings at South Walsham dyke. The problem is that she is carrying far too much weight, can hardly walk around the walkway and gets far too hot. I persuaded her to walk to the staithe with me but then this was too much as well so that she wanted us to abort the cruise and return to Horning.
However, the girls wanted to stay on the boat and so we cruised off up the River Thurne so as to get to Potter Heigham for tea-time. Whilst we were underway, I started up the Redi-line generator and recharged the computer battery and this meant that we could also use the toasted-sandwich-maker to make some cheese and tomato toasties as we arrived.
Sam had been quite good and was glad of the long run he received in Potter. It was too late for the shops, but I got some fresh maggots from the dispensing machine and came back to do some fishing. Della wanted to join me, and we took The Jolley upstream through the old bridge until we were at the junction of Martham Staithe and the turn-off to Hickling etc.
There we moored against the reeds and, in the cooler air of the evening, caught roach and rested. When she got bored, Della read her book and then I let her drive the boat back to our main moorings. Our TV reception was better than at Ranworth and Diana and the girls enjoyed watching it so that Di seems to be a bit happier.
The forecast this evening is for the rest of the country to get rain but for our hot and sunny weather to continue. The main news is of the horrific genocide in Rwanda and of the international relief agencies trying to cope with it.