Time to get up close and personal with the River.
May has begun, and in typical bank holiday Britain fashion the wind and the rain decided to make an appearance. Not great for boating, but we are able to do some planning and thinking and we are making the most of the time. This is the month that we say it’s time to get paddling, and all our canoes, kayaks and pedal boats are ready for you to take on an adventure.
Whilst I can’t get up close and personal with the river in the rain just yet , I am getting up close and personal with our new work boat, which arrived last week. Simon and I have had two ‘date nights’ painting so far, - who said romance was dead? There will be more about this boat over the next few weeks, so keep following our social media channels.
New for 2021 we are adding Stand up Paddle board hire and, thanks to some great customer feedback, double kayaks. Lovely Lucy got in touch with us via Facebook and said did we do double kayaks, she explained that for her to go out with her son they really needed a double. Simon and I thought about this and as we want to bring the river to life for all, so we decided to make purchase. These will be available from mid May onwards as soon as I can get them onto the booking system (not as straightforward as you think, but when it’s done it will be fabulous).
We were privileged this year to be asked to support the Broads authority making their new paddle-craft video, and it really is beautiful. Stephen has a starring role in it and worth a look, so just click here to see https://youtu.be/eKSasaX0MV0
As lockdown is easing we are allowed to meet with our social bubbles outdoors and lots of our local restaurants and cafes have done awesome work to get ready for our guests. Recently we had family visit so we decided to take the opportunity to try out the garden dining at Oak Fired pizza http://www.oakfired.co.uk. Here is a short film of our experience, I can honestly say it was enjoyed by all and somehow the pizza tastes even better in situ (although we have loved the take out too) https://youtu.be/c6t_DTcgwYg
Finally for May, our new land pod is live and accepting real guests. I was beside myself with excitement that the first guests were a couple on a surprise honeymoon arranged by one of the fathers. They arrived to a hamper, bubbles and also had a breakfast delivery all arranged for their first morning as Mr and Mrs. What a wonderful way to open our new Secret Garden.
PS if you like the tray that were made for us by Gifts with a cherry on top, https://www.withacherryontop.co.uk. I certainly think they add a cherry to our pod.