All aboard for the Broads: the joys of exploring Norfolk's peaceful waterways
All aboard for the Broads: the joys of exploring Norfolk's network of seven lazy rivers for 200 miles. only to be rescued by a Broads ranger and a tug
One minute, we're cruising around in our rental motor cruiser. A few moments later... snap! Our boat stops at a worrying inclination. I run to the upper deck with my daughter, Hannah, 16, and my son, Gabriel, 18.
"We're stuck," says my husband, Marc, looks sheepish. We are stranded on a sandbank, misinterpreted warning buoys. No inversion or thrust can move us, so I dial the Broads equivalent to 999.
Up to now, the journey had been simple. At Brundall, near Norwich, we had picked up our hire boat - an eight-berth, 42-foot pleasure craft that swarmed abundantly without feeling cramped, featuring three bedrooms, three bathrooms...
One minute, we're cruising around in our rental motor cruiser. A few moments later... snap! Our boat stops at a worrying inclination. I run to the upper deck with my daughter, Hannah, 16, and my son, Gabriel, 18.
"We're stuck," says my husband, Marc, looks sheepish. We are stranded on a sandbank, misinterpreted warning buoys. No inversion or thrust can move us, so I dial the Broads equivalent to 999.
Up to now, the journey had been simple. At Brundall, near Norwich, we had picked up our hire boat - an eight-berth, 42-foot pleasure craft that swarmed abundantly without feeling cramped, featuring three bedrooms, three bathrooms...
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