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| Looking down the canal |
Just off the Norfolk Broads is a long narrow canal, now only used by canoes. My intrepid friend and I hired a Canadian canoe for three hours today and ventured forth. I've been three times before, but this was Miriam's first time in a canoe and there was the usual muddle - going round in a circle and careering from one reed bank to another - but eventually we got the hang of it and could enjoy our surroundings. Perfect day...sunny and warm. We paddled past families of swans and Highland cattle with their orange shaggy coats and magnificent horns. Dragon and damsel flies zoomed back and forth and there was even a brief sighting of a kingfisher dashing down the surface of the water. Flowers and other vegetation dip down to the canal edge and every now and again we had a glimpse of the bank. We chose our spot and pulled the canoe out of the water and ate our lunch. Idyllic! We have promised ourselves to make it an annual event!
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| Oops! |
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| The picnic spot |
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| Safely navigated... |
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| Happy to be back at the boat yard in one piece |
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