Danny's paddock is very close to the river and when we were walking along by the river we saw the actual boat that we hired last year.
We weren't the only ones interested in the boats and these two were catching a lift.
One of our favourite places on the broads is Stokesby. Although you can see some interesting boats there this is not the real reason that we like the place, that's because it has a lovely little cafe where the owners are really friendly and the cakes etc on offer are great.
No trip to Norfolk would be complete without a day out in Great Yarmouth. This time as well as watching the various rides and amusements we spent some time at the northern end amongst the sand dunes where Julie remembered her holidays there as a youngster.
Conditions for boats wanting to get under the bridge at Potter Heigham were not ideal but a few boats were able to get though whilst other were giving up the wait and turning round to continue their voyage in the other direction. As usual there were a lot of boats moored here with the holiday makers making use of the shops and fish and chip restaurant.
The weather wasn't too bad during our stay but the Broads and indeed Great Yarmouth did seem a little quiet. Many of the people we spoke to were complaining that the 'season' hadn't started too well for the trade, however whenever we visit UK holiday resorts this seems to be something people say despite them appearing to survive quite well year after year. One of large stores at Potter Heigham had almost empty shelves and when we stop to a member of staff we were told that one of the owners had died and the cash was tied up so that they were unable to restock properly at that time, it will be interesting to find out on our next visit whether this situation has been resolved and the store survives.
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