holiday picspam the second

[llywela]

Well, since arriving home from holiday on Saturday, I have managed to strain my elbow and developed conjunctivitis, so returning to work after rest and relaxation is clearly bad for the health! So I shall soothe my aches and pains with another holiday picspam, again centred around the River Bure. The house we stayed at was situated at the marina, and came with a small motor launch attached, so we spent a fair bit of time pootling around on the river. We never went very far - well, you'd be hard put to go far when the maximum speed limit is only 5 miles per hour, and that's only away from the built-up areas, where it's down to just 1mph!

Imagine living in one of these waterfront houses, each with boat and boathouse attached and their own private jetties...



The Small One - who turned 17 this week! 17! - did most of the boat driving, and very pleased with herself she was, too.

And instead of ice cream vans, there were ice cream boats that could be flagged down.


I live in a city full of gulls, but Wroxham is far enough inland that there was nary a one to be seen. Instead it was all swans, geese, ducks, coots and every other kind of waterfowl imaginable - including this young heron we found on the balcony one evening




Chelsea almost had a heart attack at the wheel when this duck suddenly landed right in front of her!


But mostly there were just gorgeous views to admire along the river and broads










Last but not least - here's our little Ruby making the best of being forced to come boating with us!

Comments

[catsdownunder.livejournal.com]

Chelsea ... a very beautiful young lady.

Family is not whose blood you share, it is who you love and who loves you.

From Jackie Chan's THE SPY NEXT DOOR movie.

Fantastic photo of Ruby,

Thanks for sharing.

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Aye, our girl really is getting to be all grown up now - where did those 17 years go?

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

The ice cream boat was so adorable - and so easy, you just flag them down and they come and tie themselves up to you while you buy your ice creams, and then they're off again! Brilliant.

[galathea-snb.livejournal.com]

You seem to have had gorgeous weather on your vacation. The landscape and the houses really remind me of the Netherlands. LOL Oh, and I am so, so envious about the boats. I would love to live somewhere that comes with a boathouse and a boat attached. /sigh

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

We were so lucky with the weather - started the week in woollies, still, but ended it in t-shirts! It didn't rain once, not during the day, and we had some really glorious sunny days, if a bit on the chilly side still most of the time. So peaceful out there on the water, out of season - a really beautiful part of the world.

[justwolf.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous pictures! It looks like a lovely part of the world. The one of wee Ruby is adorable too.

17! Gosh! She's so grown-up!

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Norfolk really is beautiful - and we were so lucky with the weather!