Day 8 - HORNING TO STALHAM 

Passing The Ferry

When I picked up the boat on Saturday, the guy from Richardsons said not to worry too much about getting the boat back by 9, he said 10 or 11 would be fine. However, we were up early and started off around 7am, we were about 3 hours away from the boatyard. There was no traffic on the River this morning, so we made great time. As we neared the Ant mouth, we noticed people aboard boats sitting with their morning coffee.

Decision At Barton Broad

I turned into the Ant, Paul was packing the case, having a shower, and making our final cup of tea. As soon as I got us under the bridge at Ludham, I went for my shower. We were all packed and ready as we crossed Barton Broad, we had made good time as it was 9:30, so we did a detour and went around Barton Turf for a look.

Barton Turf, Maybe Next Time

Last One Back

Twenty minutes later and we were mooring back on Kingfisher Quay, I went to the office and had to pay an extra £11 for diesel and £12 for the pilot at Wroxham. I knew the fuel was going to be high, but was surprised that my £150 fuel deposit wasn't enough, but it was all worth it, as we had managed to get everywhere we had planned.

Going Over The Bridge This Time 

We sat and had tea and bacon rolls, while we waited for our driver from Catfield Cabs, this time we had decided to get a cab all the way to Norwich station rather than to Wroxham, where we would need to catch a train to Norwich. It was a pleasant drive, the driver always telling us local stories, and it was nice to cross over Wroxham bridge to say goodbye to the broads, until next time.

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We had decided to try a different route home, as the direct train from Wroxham to Manchester takes 4-5 hours, and stops everywhere. This time we went via London, which takes the same amount of time, but as there are two 2 hour journeys, and a dash across London by tube, the journey gets broken up. I guess it depends on how much luggage you have.

Waiting For The Train

It had been a great week, and I was so relaxed at the end of it, but it wasn't that long until Norfolk started calling us back again.