About us and the boat

About us and the boat:

We were lucky enough to retire early at the start of 2013 so we could head off and "live the dream" on board our Nordhavn 47 Trawler Yacht. The idea is to see some of the planet, at a slow 6 - 7 knots pace. There are no fixed goals or timings, we just had a plan to visit Scotland and then probably the Baltic before heading south.

The idea is to visit the nicer areas in these latitudes before heading south for warmer weather. If we like somewhere, we will stay for a while. If not, we will just move on. So, for the people who love forward planning and targets, this might seem a little relaxed!

If anyone else is contemplating a trawler yacht life, maybe our experiences will be enough to make you think again, or maybe do it sooner then you intended!

The boat is called Rockland and she is built for long distance cruising and a comfortable life on board too. If you want to see more about trawler yachts and the Nordhavn 47 in particular, there is a link to the manufacturers website in our "useful stuff" section. For the technically minded, there is a little info and pictures of the boat and equipment in the same section

Regards

Richard and June

Monday, 26 August 2013

Down South.... Getting all soft

Well, the trip down south for the Admiral's funeral went as well as it could. Someone from BA was being kind to us as we even managed to get an earlier flight down from Glasgow than we were booked on. We spent time sorting out things in Norfolk with the captains's mother's bungalow and also enjoying riverside walks on his birthday.

Acle bridge has a superstore that Tesco are nervous of:


Of course, this emporium would be very welcome in Kilmelford and feted for its range of stock and pricing.

Other visits included Loddon:



a lovely, typical Broadland village that seems proud of all the awards for "best kept" and "hidden gem of a village":


Actually, it is a nice place if, perhaps, a little big-headed / smug.

We returned to Heathrow via Bishops Stortford and Harlow. Not because the TomTom threw a wobbly, more because we went visiting.... Mary (not someone you've met here before, an Irish lady who moved to the UK and now terrorises a number of Toys R Us stores out of Bishops Stortford as the regional boss) wanted to know what life was like in the BA First lounge at Heathrow.

So, Mary, this is for you (and perhaps a reminder for us when the nice gold card expires next year and we have to sit in the terminal and fight for seating with everyone else!!):













Looking forward to that, of course. Champagne tastes with no income just don't fit too well together. It will be a seat in the terminal with a pack of  home made sandwiches in 2014...
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