After a restful night floating on the river at Reedham I was joined by my friend Mr Swan for breakfast ~ what a great opportunity for a unique selfie! Then I said goodbye to Billy at the Reedham moorings and rowed off again on a whole new river.
The Yare soon took me past the Reedham chain ferry and onwards towards Cantley. I had not timed my journey very well and was soon rowing against the tide and the wind. My arms are now so tired & it was a tough journey. The Cantley Sugar Beet factory loomed nearer all the time like a big battleship on the horizon. I prepared for possible combat with this ship by donning my pirate gear & trying to look scary ~ Aarrhh hhaaaa….
The ship turned out to be a friendly one with, to my amazement, a seal swimming & snorting in the river next to it. I was surprised to see a seal this far up the river & delighted to be able to catch it on camera. I moored up for the night at the Reedcutters pub where I met my friends Annie & Simon who had brought me some more ships biscuits. The kind owners of the Reedcutters let me have a shower and then gave me a roast dinner to eat in my boat ~ what a lucky lady I am.
On Monday I aim for Strumpshaw and on Tuesday I’m heading for Whittingham. The HMS Loopy and it’s equally loopy captain will be completing it’s voyage on Wednesday in Norwich. We will finish at St Georges Bridge ( near St Andrews Hall ) at 2pm.
I am now very very tired but utterly determined to finish. Goodnight me hearties xxx
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Tales from the River Yare
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